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Pushes term shgring by party-list, Luzvimin solons
By Maricel V. Cruz, Macon Ramos-Araneta and Nat Mariano "I will ask the Msayas bloc to elect
their Speaker for their term share, and so
HE President's son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, with the Mindanao bloc and the party-list
coalition," he said.
said Tuesday he wouldjoin the race to be Speaker of "We are not talking about two persons
the House to uni$ Congress, but said he wanted the here. We are talking about our beloved
post shared by representatives ofLuzon, the Visayas and country. It is not about speakership alone,
but who is the right person to unile Con-
Mindanao, as well as party-list members. gess and I hope those running for the
speakership stop influbncing the Cabi-
Dutede, a neophyte congressman, who had previously resigned as Davao net," he added.
said he decided to put his hat in the ring City vice mayor because ofallegations of PDP-Labdn president Senator Aquilino
after persislent talk by Taguig-Pateros comrption. "We were all elected by *re Pimentel III, horvever, said the ruling par-
Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano of sharing the people. Ifthe set-rtp is term-sharing then ty caDlot support the speakership bid of
tern with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan w-e should all have term-shaxing." the presidential son,
Velasco, He said he would propose that the "For as long as there are PDP-Laban
All tkee are from the ruling PDP- fourth highest govemment post be shared members aspiring to b€ House Speaker
Laban headed by President Rodrigo by representatives from Luzon, Visayas, and they are well qualified to be one,
Duterte. Mindanao and.party-list groups, but did then PDP-Laban members should and
.'"The House is divided, I might be able not say hory such an arangement would must consider fust supporting their party-
to help rmite il" said the younger Duterte, work. mate," Pimentel said. MrtWe

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 'Pulons'... Rep Martin Romuaidez Davao del Norte tialspokesman
Salvador Panelo. who said the ifivouldn,t
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and pampanga n"p. pr:,iiq""ua il;lJii:;il: speaker,
..rhe (Davao look good,,for his family.
_._ " . city) v,ce mayor [is] my
Paolo Dutede is nor a member ofthe pDp_
Goruares saijno member or*" Ho,," po.,o,tfif,il;1,,"tJ,"J;"tiili!ai"ii"ff;
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Laban, rvhich is fieJding Velasco as its candi_ t'"'*1rfi;,1'rt{*it#lJ,:5o;" ;i;#;',r#il1:;'1;ersonSibas,ianbv
oate tor the House top post. $:r:ffi:i"",[T:t!ili*filf#'lHto
supported Velasco would shift rheir sunnort
goodtis promis;,.;-c;;;ld.
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. PDP-Laban spokesman Ron Munsal,ac said
rne rutrng party will neet today (July l) over
Paolo Duterte. , ' -
In May, the il$id;t-i .
sed to have a hana pi" i,
The presidenfs daughter Sara Duterte-Car-
i"y",
The President on Thusdav said cavetano i" ciry.
Duterte's unexpected annotmcemmt.'
had agreed to serve as the leader of tle'House
.t*ri'L,L i,ialarc *oua " ;;il""#r;;
"i* "i.lifi,l"
il"j,ienr,s eadier threat,
that the ruling party, rhe party "*i-i#rr.*
quit ifhis sicrn Paolo *i,ghG" p"rid""
*. ^ panelo
."Restassured
ot the President. the pDp_Laban, will rnove as o[ Re*esenratives for r5 months anrj he suc- ';'nrr;;;1;, i;;;fljiiil]iir* said anl,thing could hsppen.
*" r"r ..rhe presidenr cin change
one," Munsaybcsaid,
ceeded bvVelasco for2rmonths speakership, rei m. t""*. a"""rr" irv", his mind. con-
Duterle earler said he was nor interested in
But velasco backed out ofthe deal ,t tl"
iir-gili-"rd1;niJ$iiii,i,Jill"",a ^r. er;;; b;";'""i?r"J'lr,*g" rri,,ina. so,
the post "lasl minute. the presidenr sajd. ,Tf . in tet,s see. ret it evolve;;panelo said in apatace
of Speaker, and bis tather, president - he irsl.ts on ruon,.nfii:h-. u"ti*",
Duterle. had said he would resig ifhis
Senator ChristopierCo, the president,5 f61_ t ;, uOri."rr.
no J.ri""'.. " "' press briefug.
son
soughqfo become Speakei
mer top aide, saijhe b"rii""a o"i"rt.'*orr,l . ;TJ:'"t:llro":;ffi
Aside from CayelaDo and Velasco. also
keep his promise to resisn if bts son paolo you
md<e
days in adrance berore
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danlo*;;JJnff;'r'- wi teniler ;,*;.wh;;;*-
il:f ;J;.;tH:
gunningfordetop post in rhe House arc Leyte
wouldjoin Lrre speakenhip race ,-my resignation,- r," .oniinu"a. liilumstances cbang6,
His view was in contrast to rhar ofpresiden- 'ilfl;;i# #;#ffi;;d . - you also change your stand. .so, it can
be
become the changed,,,he addid.

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