In a reversal of fortunes, Camarines Sur Rep. Lray Villafuerte on Wednesday was stripped of his deputy speakership and replaced by 1-Pacman party-list Rep. Mikee Romero just a week after the latter was removed from the same position by the former House leadership.
President Rodrigo Duterte is confident that the proposed 2021 national budget of P4.5 trillion will be passed on time despite the change in leadership in the House of Representatives, according to his spokesman.
“Ang purpose nila manggulo. The last time I checked, ang Celebrity Sports Club ay hindi Kongreso,” says Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco’s election took place in a remote plenary session at the Celebrity Sports Club in Quezon City.
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Monday said he was just following instructions from PDP-Laban when asked about his decision to support the call to unseat Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and elect Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as the new Speaker.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Monday broke her silence on the battle for House speakership, saying her regional Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) party “will
“Hindi lang ikaw ang napahiya dito, tayong dalawa,” President Duterte told Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on the term sharing agreement with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
Presidential son and Deputy Speaker for Political Affairs Paolo Duterte on Thursday finally broke his silence over the leadership row in the Lower House as Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano continues to defy his term-sharing agreement with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano’s move to terminate deliberations on the proposed 2021 budget and session until November 16 is “not illegal,” according to Malacañang.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano pulled a shocker on Tuesday by forcing the approval on second reading of the proposed 2021 budget and the suspension of session until November 16, preventing the chance of a leadership change on October 14.
“I have always worked quietly and consistently from the camera,” explains Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
“Nakakahiya ang mga nangyayari,” says Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
Cayetano turns 50 on Oct. 28. Velasco’s 43rd birthday is on Nov. 9.
AAMBIS-OWA party-list Rep. Sharon Garin on Friday said the camp of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco is still holding Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to the 15-21 term-sharing deal, noting that President Rodrigo Duterte has not retracted his instructions to the two men to honor their gentleman’s agreement.
Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro on Friday asked Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco and his supporters in the House to quit their leadership positions after the House rejected Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano’s offer to resign.
MANILA – Saying members of the House of Representatives seemed to have settled the speakership dispute, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said lawmakers have to respond to President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal to pass the proposed PHP4.5-trillion budget for 2021 without delay.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano seems to be taking comfort in the latest Malacanang pronouncement stating that President Rodrigo Duterte will not meddle after the House rejected his offer of resignation on Wednesday despite his term-sharing deal with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco appealed to his colleagues on Wednesday night to “uphold the dignity” of the House of Representatives by allowing a peaceful transition of power between him and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
Time is of the essence.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday reiterated his commitment to honor his “gentleman’s agreement” to yield the speakership to Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco after 15 months.
Presidential son and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte wants to rename NAIA. Vice President Leni Robredo expressed dismay over his proposal.
Malacañang is leaving it to Congress to decide on the proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The chairman of the House committee on energy on Tuesday made an appeal to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to suspend any increase in power rates “so that our fellow Filipinos are spared further burden while coping with Covid-19.”
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