Sen. Manuel Villar, Jr.’s allies in the Senate vowed to block Monday any attempt by the majority to railroad the adoption of Committee Report 780 that would render a guilty verdict on the presidential candidate for unethical and improper conduct.

The Senate is scheduled to resume its debate on the report Tuesday. The minority said it is amenable to this timetable to pave the way for the approval of urgent bills before adjourns for the long election break.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr. said, however, that the proceedings may take three or more days because there are a good number of senators expected to speak on the matter.

But Pimentel said they do not want to leave the case hanging because this may be used by the opponents of Villar to make it appear he was guilty of wrongdoing.

Nevertheless, the minority is ready to debate and vote on the committee report on the issue which stemmed from the alleged double fund insertion for the C-5 road extension project which Villar is said to be the proponent of.

“All that we really want from the majority is for the position of all sides to be ventilated and heard. If they want to revive the issue, we can debate it until doomsday,” Pimentel said in a statement.

“In other words, we are not going to back out from the challenge to disprove the allegations of the majority. That is our right,” he said.

He also said it is possible that the majority would prefer to leave the case unresolved before the Senate adjournment because it is very difficult for them to muster the required number of votes to secure approval of the report.

Two members of the majority, Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, may not be able to attend sessions.

Estrada is in the United States with his wife who is seeking medical treatment while Lacson, who is facing double murder charges in connection with the killing of a publicist and his driver, has yet to notify the Senate secretariat whether he would participate in the last three days of session.

But the minority is confident it can muster enough votes to reject the report and to dismiss the charges against Villar.

Pimentel further disowned any new role in the alleged plot to oust Enrile.

But while he is not calling for Enrile’s ouster or resignation, Pimentel said there is a valid point to the call for a Senate leader whose term of office will be good until 2013.

But for this to happen, at least 13 votes are needed. Pimentel said even Villar is reportedly against the removal of Enrile.