Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday said it is premature to talk of the minority leadership now when the fight for the House speakership is “actually far from over despite an ex cathedra intervention.”
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Friday welcomed the formation of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago-led Duterte Coalition which seeks to unite allies of President Rodrigo Duterte in the House of Representatives.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Friday welcomed the formation of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago-led Duterte Coalition which seeks to unite allies of President Rodrigo Duterte in the House of Representatives.
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Wednesday said he respected Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s (HNP) endorsement of Davao City 3rd District Rep. Isidro Ungab for the speakership.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco believed that some elitist politicians are behind the supposed smear campaign against him to derail his speakership bid this coming 18th Congress.
Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro has reminded Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano that insisting term-sharing in the heavily-contested speakership race is an “indicative of weakness.”
The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) party has clarified that its decision to endorse the speakership bid of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco is not yet final.
President Rodrigo Duterte just put Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco in a tighrt position when he confirmed that he suggested term sharing to end the three-way race for the speakership.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco warned that the Lower House wound be divided if it adopted a term- sharing plan for speaker in the 18th Congress.
Former Speaker and reelected Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Bebot Alvarez warned that decision of the ruling PDP Laban to support the speakership bid of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco may lead to schism in the administration party.
The proposed term-sharing scheme to finally resolve the speakership row is considered dead as far as the 54-man Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) is concerned.
Taguig-Pateros Congressman-elect Alan Peter Cayetano has blamed Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco and his wife Wen for allegedly not abiding with the supposed recommendation of Malacañang to finally resolve the speakership row.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco said he was “deeply humbled and honored” by the endorsement of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.
PDP-Laban members who refuse to toe the line in the speakership race by not voting for its official bet, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, will face sanctions, the party’s campaign spokesperson Ron Munsayac said on Wednesday.
MANILA – The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) has formally endorsed the Speakership bid of reelected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
President Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to keep his hands off the speakership race until the 18th Congress opened on July 22.
Reelected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for gracing last Tuesday’s dinner which he co-hosted with Davao City Congressman-elect Paolo Duterte for neophyte members of the 18th Congress.
Reelected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday made an unprecedented feat after he and Davao City Congressman-elect Paolo co-hosted a dinner for neophyte members of the 18th Congress in Malacañang.
Incoming Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano said on Tuesday that one of his rivals in the speakership race, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, rejected a proposal for a term-sharing deal among the major candidates.
The leadership of the ruling PDP Laban is still awaiting for the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte over hotly-contested Speakership row within the administration party.
1-PACMAN party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has come out as a supporter of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco in the speakership race even before the party-list coalition officially announces its candidate.
Reelected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will attend next week’s private dinner meeting hosted by Senator Manny Pacquiao to finally resolve who among the three Speaker-wannabes within the ruling administration party, PDP Laban will be chosen as their bet in the hotly-contested Speakership battle.
Former House Speaker and reelected Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez reportedly has forged a secret alliance with the camp of returning Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano to secure the victory of the former chief diplomat in the hotly-contested Speakership race.
Is business magnate Dennis Uy supporting the bid of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to become the next House Speaker?
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