Tag: House minority leader

Suarez stays as House minority leader

(Eagle News) — Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez is still the House minority leader. This was after a majority of the members of the House of Representatives approved the motion of Majority Leader Rolando Andaya declaring the Quezon representative as such. Northern Samar 1st District Representative Raul Daza tried to object, but to no avail. Apart from Andaya, Rep. Miro Quimbo and ABS Rep. Eugene de Vera were vying for the post. Their supporters argued Suarez […]

Rep. De Vera: I am the House minority leader

(Eagle News) — For ABS Rep. Eugene de Vera, he is the new leader of the minority bloc of the House of Representatives. In a television interview on Friday, Aug. 3, De Vera said this was after he was elected to the post by 13 congressmen, including former majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas and former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday night. De Vera said Rep. Danilo Suarez, who has also laid claim on the post, could […]