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Romualdez is Duterte s bet for VP& mdash;Cayetano
Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday confirmed that House Majority Leader Martin G. Romualdez of Leyte is President Rodrigo Duterte’s preferred vice presidential bet in the 2022 presidential elections......»»
Cayetano to remain Duterte ‘partner for change’
Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano has vowed to remain an ally of President Duterte despite his ouster as House speaker earlier this month......»»
New-look House leadership off to a good start, say solons
House members can’t help but notice a sense of synergy between Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Majority Leader Martin Romualdez in just their first few days of working together. Case in point, according to Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes, and Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred delos Santos, were the two important bills that the House leadership was able to deliver without a hitch during the conduct of special sessions this past week. The Majority Bloc solons were referring to the passage on third and final reading of measures House Bill (HB) No.7727, or the P4.506-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) of 2021; and HB No.7884, or the proposed Act authorizing the President to expedite the processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses and certifications. “The performance of the new leadership during special session was very commendable. This is a very encouraging sign in our mission to approve the legislative agenda of President Duterte,” Barzaga said. “The Velasco-Romualdez leadership (is) off to a good start,” added the veteran congressman and former Dasmariñas mayor. For her part, Robes said she is “extremely delighted that the leadership impasse in the House of Representatives had been resolved peacefully and amicably by our two honorable leaders, Lord Alan Velasco and former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.” “I look forward to a renewed, more united and inclusive leadership at the House of Representatives led by Speaker Velasco with Majority Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. I believe that Speaker Velasco and Majority Leader Romualdez are both righteous and committed to steer the House of Representatives to new heights to become a more effective and responsive institution to serve the Filipino people especially in these trying times,” she stressed. On the other hand, Delos Santos believes that the new-look leadership of the Lower Chamber will continue to work beyond 2020 even as he praised his colleagues for passing next year’s budget bill. “We are very happy that it (GAB) already finished the third reading. Our goal is always to fast-track the process to help out fellow Filipinos. These are not normal times, and gusto po nating matugunan agad yung mga pangangailangan ng mga kababayan natin (we want to quickly address the needs of our people),” Delos Santos said. “We want to assure government agencies (will have enough) resources for them to be able to function in the new normal,” he added. The passage of HB No.7884 or the Anti-Red Tape Bill followed soon after the chamber gave its final nod to the 2021 GAB. Both had been certified as urgent by President Duterte......»»
Roque spoke too soon
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque almost succeeded in painting his boss, President Duterte, into a corner on the House speakership row, until the unexpected happened, i.e, the coup pulled by majority of the congressmen to oust the current Speaker, Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano.Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque almost succeeded in painting his boss, President Duterte, into a corner on the House speakership row, until the unexpected happened, i.e, the coup pulled by majority of the congressmen to oust the current Speaker, Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano......»»
Sara, discontent shift tide to Lord
The endorsement of the President’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, moved legislators to shift their support to newly elected Speaker Lord Allan Velasco from Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, one of Velasco’s allies said Wednesday......»»
Rump?
The HoR was called to a special session by President Duterte in exasperated reaction to the events of October 6 when suddenly, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano of Taguig-Pateros resigned, his supporters rejected the same, and in effect “re-elected” him Speaker......»»
Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano nagbitiw na bilang house speaker
Naghain na ng kanyang irrevocable resignation bilang House Speaker si Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano. Ang pagbibitiw ay inihayag ni Cayetano sa pamamagitan ng kanyang Facebook live. Nagpasalamat si Cayetano kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Cayetano na isa siyang ‘good follower’ at inirerespeto nito ang liderato ni Pangulong Duterte. Nagpasalamat si Cayetano kay Duterte […] The post Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano nagbitiw na bilang house speaker appeared first on Bandera......»»
Pulong ni Pangulong Duterte kina Cayetano, Velasco: “All is well” – Sen. Go
“All is well.” Ito ang naging pahayag ni Senador Christopher “Bong” Go matapos pulungin, araw ng Martes (October 13), ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sina Taguig Congressman Alan Peter Cayetano at Marinduque Congressman Lord Alan Velasco na una nang nagbangayan sa pagka-Speaker. Ayon kay Go, parang isang tatay si Pangulong Duterte na kinausap ang kanyang mga […] The post Pulong ni Pangulong Duterte kina Cayetano, Velasco: “All is well” – Sen. Go appeared first on Bandera......»»
Two Visayan solons: Cayetano should recognize Velasco’s election, should step down
Two Visayan lawmakers said Tuesday (Oct. 13) Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano should step down, given that the majority of the 299-man Lower Chamber already gave their support to Marinduque lone District Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as their new Speaker. Cebu City 2nd District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa, and Negros Oriental 2nd District Rep. Manuel Sagarbarria said Cayetano should accept the fact that Velasco has the backing of the majority of their colleagues. “The proceedings, especially the voting are well-documented and can stand scrutiny, and even until now the number of members supporting LAV (Lord Allan Velasco) continues to grow,” Abellanosa said in a Viber message. “APC (Alan Peter Cayetano) might end up with only a handful for him if he insists he still has the number,” he said. On Monday, Oct. 12, Velasco was elected as the Speaker by 186 lawmakers in an assembly held at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City. Cayetano questioned such proceedings, saying that it was a “fake session.” Sagarbarria pressed on Cayetano to relinquish his post. “Cayetano should step down and honor the 15-21 agreement,” he said. Under the term-sharing agreement endorsed by President Duterte, Cayetano will serve as Speaker for the first 15 months of the 18th Congress or in October and will step down by the end of this period to allow Velasco to take over during the last 21 months. When asked on calls to formally elect the new Speaker in today’s plenary session, Sagarbarria, chairperson of the House Special panel on West Philippine Sea, said there is no need to conduct another election since Velasco got the support of 186 congressmen. The House leader said he will join today’s special session “with the new Speaker,” referring to Velasco. The House leader said as far as he is concerned, the new Speaker has been elected and that Cayetano has to give way to Velasco. .....»»
Rody: May the best man win
Malacanang on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte maintained a hands-off policy in the feud between current House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco over the leadership of the House of Representatives, saying what matters is the passage of the 2021 national budget before the year ends......»»
Still a numbers game
The call of President Duterte for a special session at the House of Representatives on October 13-16 mayhave saved the P4.15-trillion budget from further delay. But it has not solved the leadership impasse between Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco......»»
Duterte nagagalit, ayon kay Velasco nadenggoy!
Inihayag ni Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco na sinabi ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na “nadenggoy” sila dahil sa hindi pagtupad sa term-sharing agreement sa pagitan niya at ni House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. Sa isang panayam, inamin ni Vealsco na nagagalit ang Pangulo sa nangyayari sa Kamara, dahil umano “nadenggoy” silang dalawa sa issue ng […] The post Duterte nagagalit, ayon kay Velasco nadenggoy! appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
As COVID-19 ravages the Philippines, a bible thumper insults our intelligence
RJ Nieto We have been made too aware of the speakership catfight in the House of Representatives. On one side is Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano who, last year, agreed to a term sharing deal that entails his voluntary resignation this month. On the other side, the PDP-Laban Lord Allan Velasco, head of the House’s biggest political party. If Cayetano just complied with the term-sharing agreement that he himself insisted on having, then the nation could have moved on and returned its focus on the COVID-19 pandemic that has been ravaging the erstwhile flourishing Philippine economy. But that was not the case: after getting a taste of his lucrative position for 15 months, Cayetano didn’t want to let go. In mid-September, Cayetano said he should remain as the speaker as he claims to enjoy majority support. Days later, his camp even went a step further when Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte accused Velasco of planning to delay the passage of the crucial 2021 National Budget. President Rodrigo Duterte, acting as head of the Kilusang Pagbabago Coalition, mediated the rift when he called for a meeting with Cayetano and Velasco. There are various versions of what happened during the meeting, but what’s clear is that both sides agreed to a vote on the speakership on October 14th. At this point, minus the speakership drama, pretty much everything else in the House, especially the 2021 budget deliberations, was going quite smoothly . At this point, the Cayetano-Velasco catfight was still a purely political skirmish. But things took a turn for the worse during the October 7 House session. While the budget debates were still ongoing, Cayetano abruptly declared the end of debates. He then moved to suspend House sessions until mid-November, effectively cancelling the October 14th vote for speaker. Cayetano’s move squarely violated Section 16(5), Article VI, of the Constitution, which forbids the House from adjourning for more than three days without the Senate’s nod. The term he used — “suspension” — is just semantic acrobatics for adjournment. Cayetano’s move effectively delayed the transmission to the Senate of the budget’s House version from October 14 to mid-November at the earliest. For the sake of holding onto power, he escalated the purely political skirmish into a full-blown national crisis. If Cayetano and his allies did not want a speakership change because his replacement will just delay the budget, then why did he delay the budget himself? The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a New Normal, and we need a national budget that takes this New Normal into account. However, the speaker’s latest political stunt risks the reenactment of the previous national budget, a budget that was written before COVID-19 ravaged us. How can the nation address the rampaging pandemic without a national budget that recognizes COVID-19 as a national disaster? We need more IT infrastructure funding as more Filipinos engage in e-commerce and as schools shift to online learning. We need more healthcare funding as Filipinos continue to get infected with this virus. We need more fiscal support for ailing businesses as thousands have gone bankrupt after the economy ground to a halt. But all of these may not happen because of what Cayetano did. He can bicker with anyone as much as he wants, but he should not sacrifice the welfare of this nation for the sake of his ambitions. Cayetano loves to quote the Bible every chance he gets, but it appears that the Bible he reads excludes all the verses that mention greed. I know for a fact that politicians want power. Running for office, after all, is inherently a quest to gain power. But power is sought not for power’s sake. Power is just a means to towards an end, and that end should be public welfare. Too bad for us earthlings, Cayetano may not share the same view of power. And even if he does, his notion of power is a warped, twisted version that serves his aspirations more than those of the Filipino people. And despite what he’s done, he has the gall to insult our intelligence by claiming that he has the nation’s best interests in mind. If there’s anything we can learn from Cayetano, that would be new and more creative ways to cringe. Alan Peter Cayetano’s latest stunt suggests that while Alan Peter Cayetano may still love this country, Alan Peter Cayetano happens to love Alan Peter Cayetano more. For comments and reactions, please email TP@ThinkingPinoy.net or visit Facebook.com/TheThinkingPinoy.....»»
President& rsquo;s son vows: I& rsquo;m for unified House
The President’s son, Deputy Speaker and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte on Thursday distanced himself from the term-sharing deal that his father brokered between Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco......»»
Rody warns Speaker rivals
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to resolve the leadership row at the House of Representatives and pass next year’s P4.5 trillion budget on time or else he will be forced to make his move......»»
PDu30 nagpasaring sa speakership: Ako ang maglulutas para sa inyo
Manila, Philippines – “If you do not solve the problem, then I will solve the problem for you. Mamili kayo” Sa Virtual Press Conference ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa Malacañang Golf Clubhouse, Malacañang Park, Manila, Huwebes ng gabi ay binalaan nito sina Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano at Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco na resolbahin […] The post PDu30 nagpasaring sa speakership: Ako ang maglulutas para sa inyo appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
Pulong ‘di makikialam sa gusot nina Cayetano at Velasco
Dumistansiya at walang kakampihan si Presidential son at Deputy Speaker Paolo “Pulong” Duterte sa isyu ng agawan sa poder nina Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano at Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. The post Pulong ‘di makikialam sa gusot nina Cayetano at Velasco first appeared on Abante......»»
After threat to unseat Cayetano, Paolo Duterte now hands-off on speakership row
After threatening to unseat Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano over budget grumblings, the president's son is now hands-off on the ongoing tussle for the speakership......»»
Pulong insists Velasco should be Speaker under term-sharing deal
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco has every right to invoke the term-sharing agreement between him and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Deputy Speaker Paolo “Pulong” Duterte said in a statement. The President’s son said Velasco can replace Cayetano as Speaker based on the agreement brokered by his father last year, and notwithstanding the Taguig lawmaker’s […] The post Pulong insists Velasco should be Speaker under term-sharing deal appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Cayetano may kalalagyan sa pagsuway kay Duterte
HINDI malayong mawala ang werpa ni House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano sa 304 miyembro ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso kapag nagpatuloy ito sa pagbalewala sa term-sharing agreement sa pagitan ni Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco na dating pinangasiwaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. The post Cayetano may kalalagyan sa pagsuway kay Duterte first appeared on Abante......»»