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(Eagle News) — Majority of lawmakers, 186, on Monday, Oct. 12, moved to declare the position of House Speaker vacant in a gathering of congressmen a day before the scheduled special session at the House of Representatives that will tackle the proposed 2021 National Budget. The gathering of lawmakers happened outside the session hall of Congress, at the Celebrity Sports Plaza, but was attended by lawmakers who are allies of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco […]
(Eagle News) — “A master stroke.” This was how Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III called the move by President Rodrigo Duterte to call for a special session in Congress on Oct. 13 to 16 to prevent any delays in the passage of the very important 2021 proposed national budget amounting to P4.506 trillion. The President issued Proclamation No. 1027 on Friday, Oct. 9, calling Congress to a special session to prevent any delays […]
But says Senate can start tackling budget bill without final passage in House https://youtu.be/f3h0vM_EYks (Eagle News) – Malacanang is ready to call for a special session after December 14 if needed to prevent delays in the passage of the proposed PhP4.506 trillion national budget amid the squabble on the House leadership. Palace spokesperson Harry Roque said that Malacanang believes there is still enough time to finish deliberations on the budget bill, or House Bill 7727 […]
(Eagle News) – “Resolve this impasse, or I’ll do it for you.” A visibly disappointed and tired-looking President Rodrigo Duterte gave this warning to two lawmakers at odds over the House Speakership position– current House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco — on Thursday night, Oct. 8. In a televised address to the nation, the President said that he was forced to come out to say what he felt […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has made a choice for the next House Speaker, endorsing Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano under a term-sharing arrangement with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco “to end the impasse” in the Lower House. In a talk with reporters in Malacanang on Monday night, July 8, Duterte said he had tried to distance himself from the issue, but was forced to make a choice after he observed the “uncertainties” in […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is “comfortable with any of the candidates” for the House Speakership as all of them are his “political allies,” according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. In a statement, Panelo said that President Duterte would not make any endorsement even as members of the administration party PDP-Laban chose Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as its candidate for House Speaker. “PRRD (Duterte’s initials) is comfortable with any of the candidates […]
(Eagle News) – Marinduque Representative Lord Alan Velasco has been chosen by the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban as its nominee for House Speaker in the 18th Congress, according to Senator Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao, in a video conference from Los Angeles, said he was given the authority to make the announcement by PDP Laban President Aquilino Pimentel III He said that the administration party, PDP Laban, wants the next speaker to be a member of […]
