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.
MANILA – The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) has formally endorsed the Speakership bid of reelected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
MANILA – Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco are keen on to revitalizing the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban).
MANILA – Taguig-Pateros Congressman-elect Alan Peter Cayetano’s aspiration to become Speaker is fast becoming a déjà vu of his failed bid for the Senate Presidency three years ago.
Malacanang has advised the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to cast through a secret ballot its candidate for speakership in the 18th Congress.
An administration lawmaker has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to support a contender for the Speakership who belongs to the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) party
The party-list coaltion will definitely use its “strength in numbers” to ensure that its members are no longer treated as second-class citizens in the House of Representatives, Assistant Majority Floor Leader and Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Partylist Rep. Jericho Nograles said.
A partylist lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday said the 54-strong Partylist Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI), led by 1-Pacman Partylist Rep. Mikee Romero, will play a very crucial role inthe election for the next Speaker, especially in a “free-for-all” race for the post.
The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) will let its party chairman President Rodrigo Duterte choose members who will be fielded as their bet to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.
President Rodrigo Duterte will not interfere in the race to replace House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
