MONDAY I MAY 27,2019

Romualdezvows
representation of party-list
groups iir'committees
By.DELON PORCALLA anti-govemment - always vote on the

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mualdez has assured the 55-strong so far signed a ""use
members have
manifesto slpporting
Party-List Coalition (PLC) in the Romualdez's speakership bid.
House of Representatives of prope4 Another serious condender, re-
fair and equitable distribution in com- elected lone Marinduque Rep. Lord
mittee chairmanship and membership Allan Velasco, also courtdd the PLC
if he is elected as sfeaker 1 last week at the Marco Polo Hotel in
"The partyJist group ccimprises 20 Pasig City, where the PLC held a post-
percent of the House. We will work for proclamation meeting.
their proper representation in various "l thinl Mayor Inday (Sara Duberte-
committees and budget allocationg Qrpio) has given her trust and confi- .
among others. These are the things dence in me to be the next speaker of
we will thresh out," he told reporters the House. I thi nk I have their trust
in an interview. ^ and confidence. I think the Piesident
The retutning administration law- will annou4ce soon " he told media in
maker made the assurance in a meet- an interview. Reolected Leyte Rsp. Martln Somualdoz (rlght), who is Lakas-CMD president and
ing organized last week by the.PLC Velasco cited Duterte-Carpio's pro- a candidate tor spsaker; Tingog party-llst Rep. Yedda Marle Romualdez (left) and
headed by Rep. Mikee Romero of nouncements "during our campaign Senator-eloct lmee Marcos thank lglesla Nl Crlsto executive minister Eduardo
Manaloforthe INC's endorsement ln the mldterm electlons held eadierthis month.
partylist lPacman, whose group trail" where she "has been very vocal
invited aspilants for the speakership about it." quotient. If he can threaten Mayor negotiate because he already got the
as they vowed to vote as one bloc by Meanwhile, lawmakers from the Sara with that, he can also do that to endorsement of the President," the
Jrtly 22. PLC have expressed dismay over the us. We are not surprised anymore," a source added. "He said he will be our
There are 61 elected partylist reported threat made by returning source said. best friend if we support him. But he
representatives in the 18th Con- Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano that In the same forum, Cayetano alleg- wamed he will be our worst enemy if
gress (July 2019 to July 2022), results he would take it personally against edly said he has 15 "loyalist-congress- we are not with him."
from the Commission on Elections those who will not vote for him. men" to his side. He comes strong as a bully who
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showed, but six members of the left- "It was not courtship, but a clear "Cayetano was blunt and straight. drops the President's name to get what FAq€
wing Makabayan bloc - perennially case of bullying. He lacks emotional He told us that he was there not to he wants," the source also said.
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