Manila, Oct. 7 -- Senators Joseph Victor Ejercito and Lito Lapid on Tuesday appealed to Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson to reconsider his decision to resign as chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.

Ejercito said he hoped Lacson would stay on, noting that the issue that prompted his plan to resign had been clarified.

"Sana i-reconsider ni Sen. Ping kasi nagkaliwanagan na eh. Ewan ko, pag-usapan na lang siguro sa majority caucus tomorrow. Saka kasi walang may gusto sa ngayon eh (I hope Senator Ping reconsiders because everything has already been clarified. Maybe the majority caucus tomorrow can discuss it, since no one really wants to take over right now)," Ejercito said.

Ejercito thanked his colleagues for ...