MANILA— Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday said another senator from the minority bloc may follow Sen. Mark Villar in joining the Senate majority.

Tulfo made the remark after Villar joined the majority and was elected to the Commission on Appointments (CA) and as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Works.

“Minority sa majority, mukhang meron siguro. Palagay ko. I don’t know, I’m not gonna tell you baka mamaya ma-preempt. Pero palagay ko meron siguro. Palagay ko lang,” Tulfo said in an ambush interview.

Asked when the possible transfer could take place, Tulfo replied, “Time will tell.”

Earlier, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Sen. Loren Legarda would be welcome to rejoin the majority, although he noted that she would first have to return to the Philippines.

Legarda has been on extended medical leave since Aug. 3 and was last seen at the Senate on July 29.

Villar’s move brought the majority bloc’s membership to 14, while the minority has 10 members. Four minority senators—Legarda, Jinggoy Estrada, Rodante Marcoleta and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa—are currently not attending sessions.

Villar’s sister, Sen. Camille Villar, remains with the minority.

Villar’s transfer was formalized after Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri moved for his election to the CA and the Public Works committee. No senator objected.

“Yes. We just elected him to the CA and Public Works committee as part of the majority,” Zubiri said.

Villar took over the CA seat previously held by Zubiri and the Public Works committee chairmanship previously occupied by Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III.

His move to the majority came after he supported an appeal of the Senate impeachment court’s July 6 ruling setting the conviction threshold in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial at 16 votes, or two-thirds of the 24-member Senate.

In September, Villar also voted for the impeachment court’s interpretation that the constitutional phrase “all the Members of the Senate” refers to senators who are “capable of participating” in the proceedings when the vote is taken.

The Supreme Court in September dismissed three petitions challenging the impeachment court’s interpretation of the two-thirds vote requirement, citing procedural grounds including lack of standing and prematurity.