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Martin-Sara tension far from over?
Members of the House of Representatives were quick to come in defense of Speaker Martin Romualdez amid tensions with Vice President Sara Duterte, with whom he had shared the leadership of the ruling Lakas-CMD party. The strangely fueled statements of multiple congressmen professing full support for Romualdez came a day after Duterte made a forceful remark against the House chief, saying he had “absolutely nothing to do” with her VP bid in the May 2022 polls. Instead, the VP said, it was Senator Imee Marcos who convinced her to run for the post alongside President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the latter’s brother. Although not explicitly referring to Duterte, House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe asserted on Thursday that the House has no time for “partisan distractions” since members of the lower chamber are busy and cannot afford to squander their time on “useless partisan bickering.” “The House of Representatives will not be slowed down by premature partisanship. All these political rumblings are unnecessary distractions that will only brake our momentum in ensuring the swift passage of President Marcos’ priority measures and those that were approved by LEDAC,” said Dalipe, member of the ruling party. Santa Rosa Rep. Dan Fernandez, chairman of the House public order panel and former deputy speaker, claimed that while both Duterte and his House colleagues fully support the President, such backing would be more robust if it were free of political squabbles. Fernandez also appealed to Duterte, “who ran and won on a platform espousing unity, to join the President in translating this call for unity into action.” “We can achieve these goals, which we all want for our people, if we do away with political bickerings. We should instead work together and keep a laser focus on what needs to be done to ensure a vibrant and prosperous future for all Filipinos,” he added. Tensions between Romualdez and Duterte flared again after the latter retaliated against Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, saying he was “badly informed” or “made to believe a lie” that Romualdez had tremendously helped Duterte’s vice presidential candidacy. Duterte was eventually recruited to join Lakas-CMD, which she co-leads with Romualdez before she tendered her irrevocable resignation on 20 May. Her departure, however, was thought to be in retaliation to the demotion of Pampanga lawmaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from the position of the House’s second-highest official after she was accused of staging a coup against Romualdez. “The Speaker worked hard for then-Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s vice-presidential bid because he genuinely believed that she would make a difference. Their rift is sad news and I hope that it will be mended soon,” said Barzaga, former deputy speaker and a stalwart of National Unity Party. “There was no Speaker Romualdez in the picture,” Duterte said previously, responding to Barzaga. “To say that he ‘tremendously helped in pushing for’ my vice presidential bid is acutely inaccurate — an insult to thousands of groups and individuals who incessantly implored me to reconsider an earlier decision not to join national politics.” Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, secretary-general of the VP’s father, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s party, the PDP Laban, pointed out that the conflict had been defused; hence there’s no need to exaggerate it. “As noted by the Vice President, political disagreements stand as part and parcel of the democratic process,” Pimentel added. “Let us leave it at that and focus instead on realizing our collective goal of providing a safe, comfortable life for every Filipino.” The NUP, the second biggest party in the House after Lakas-CMD, has also come out in support of Romualdez and has pushed for boosted cooperation between the legislative and executive branches. “Our nation’s leaders would break faith with this broad and deep public support for national unity were we to waste our time with vacuous political discord that could only break apart the super-majority coalition in both the House and the Senate—and wreak havoc on the ‘Agenda for Peace and Prosperity’ of President Marcos to improve the lives of all Filipinos,” said its president LRay Villafuerte on Wednesday. Villafuerte also cautioned that political squabbles might jeopardize the supermajority coalition in the legislature, which has allowed Mr. Marcos to push ahead in his first year in office on his vision for a prosperous and peaceful Philippines. The post Martin-Sara tension far from over? appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
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