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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Senator Nancy Binay has poked fun at claims that the issue of Senator Ramon 鈥淏ong鈥� Revilla Jr.鈥檚 injured foot led to former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri鈥檚 ouster.

Binay wondered if the foot had more 鈥渒ick鈥漷han powerful people.

In a statement on Friday, she referred to Senator Ronald dela Rosa鈥檚 claim that Zubiri鈥檚 decision to deny a request from Revilla, that he be allowed to join the session virtually, initiated the leadership change in the Senate.

Zubiri resigned from the Senate presidency on Monday, amid rumors that there were enough votes to oust him.

He was replaced by Senate President Francis Escudero.

But such a reason, Binay says, is strange.

鈥淢edyo weird lang kasing isipin na sa dinami-rami ng conspiracy theories na nagsilabasan sa likod ng Senate coup, isang paa lang pala ang dahilan kung bakit nasipa at natanggal sa pwesto si Sen. Migz (Zubiri),鈥� she lamented.

(It鈥檚 somewhat weird to think that with the many conspiracy theories that emerged after the Senate coup, only a foot would be why Senator Migz was kicked out of his post.)

鈥淪o ganoon na nga (So that鈥檚 how it is). The best or worst interest of the nation is just a foot away,鈥� she noted.

Revilla is recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, but his participation in the Senate proceedings allegedly worsened it, prompting him to ask that he be allowed to participate virtually.

Zubiri denied this request, out of consideration for traditions, noting that the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago had been marked absent even if she was on medical leave.

Dela Rosa told GMA鈥檚 Unang Balita last Wednesday that the ouster talks started from this 鈥� when Senator Francis Tolentino and now Senate President Francis Escudero moved that Revilla be allowed to join the session online.

Binay said this would mark the first time that a foot has shown 鈥渕ore kicking power鈥� than the powers-that-be 鈥� referring to the reason cited by Zubiri as to why he was ousted.

鈥淜ung 鈥榶ung paa ang dahilan ng pagkatanggal sa pwesto ni Sen. Migz, masasabi natin thay they have really put their best foot forward,鈥� she said.

(If it鈥檚 the foot that led to Senator Migz鈥� removal, we can really say that they have really put their best foot forward.)

鈥淚f a sore foot can inspire such decisive action, just imagine what a fully functioning pair of feet could do,鈥� she observed.

(If a sore foot can inspire such decisive action, just imagine what a fully functioning pair of feet could do.)

鈥淏ut for now, the foot has spoken,鈥� she said.

鈥淪ama-sama para sa paa ni Sen. Bong Revilla,鈥� she told the people.

(Let鈥檚 unite for Senator Bong Revilla鈥檚 foot.)

READ: Villanueva, Binay, Angara, Ejercito, Legarda follow Zubiri鈥檚 resignation聽

During the Senate session on Monday, Escudero聽was elected Senate President with聽聽no other members being nominated for the spot.

According to聽Zubiri, he believes that the moves to oust him were orchestrated because he failed to follow directives.

READ: Chiz Escudero is new Senate president; Miguel Zubiri out聽

Binay was one of the six senators who stuck by Zubiri, resigning from their posts.

The others were Senators Sonny Angara, JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, former Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, and former Majority Leader Joel Villanueva.