MANILA, June 2 -- The 11-member Senate minority bloc on Monday night said several key measures were stalled after the majority bloc led by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano failed to attend the 5 p.m. resumption of session following the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada.

In a joint statement, the minority senators said they were present and ready to work, vote on pending bills, and keep the Senate running, but the majority "chose not to show up."

The bloc said measures left hanging included the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, the Anti-Hospital Detention Bill, the confirmation of generals before the Commission on Appointments, and bills granting Philippine citizenship to Bennie Boatwright III and Matthew James Ramos.

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