On Thursday, June 4, 2026, Senator Pia Cayetano presided over a Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing concerning flood control projects, despite Senator Erwin Tulfo, the newly elected chairperson, having announced its postponement. During the hearing, eighteen individuals who claimed to have delivered suitcases of money to alleged personalities involved in the flood control issue were present, along with their lawyer, Atty. Levito Baligod. Concurrently, Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian allowed Senate employees who reported onsite to leave at 10 a.m. for their safety, excluding those with shifting schedules, amidst anticipated activities around the Senate premises. This occurred during a period of Senate leadership transition, with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano asserting he remains the Senate President.