Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is elected Senate president pro tempore during a Senate special session held on Wednesday in Manila, according to multiple outlets. The election takes place as part of a leadership reshuffle in the Senate. The special session is attended by 13 senators, the reports say. In the same session, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is named Senate president, leaving his prior post as Senate president pro tempore. With Gatchalian’s move to Senate president, Sotto succeeds him as Senate president pro tempore. The sources consistently describe Sotto as a former Senate president who takes on the pro tempore role following the chamber’s internal vote during the special session. No conflicting details are provided across the reports regarding the timing, attendance, or the leadership positions assigned to Sotto and Gatchalian.