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Gayetan
is House
speaker
By CHRISTINA MENDEZ

President Duterte has spoken. It's Thguig-Pateros Rep. Alan

Peter Cayetano that he wants to sit as speaker o{ the House of
Representatives at the opening of the 18th Congress on fuly 22.
After weeks of trying to keep Lord Velasco," said Duterte, refer- -
his hands off the issue, Duterte an- ring io Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan
nounced his choice last night before Velasco.
a gathering of newly appointed of- "All glory and praise be to God,"
ficials at Malacaflang. Cayetano posied in his Facebook ac-
His announcement ended weeks count. He called himself a "Soeaker
of wrangling among his Congress na tapat (trusfwofi}ry speaker)" with
allies over wlro should occupy the "mns malakns naboses sa Kongreso (a .

top House seat and blaze the trail louder voice in Congress)."
for his legislative agenda. "We thankhim for the announce-
While Duterte's choice of ment that he has made. We want
Cayetano will still be subjected to the House to be the Congress of the .
a House vote on luly 22, a presi people," Cayetano said, referrind :
qentlal endorsement
dential enclorsement lraorflonally
traditionally to Duterte. '(jooo govelnance
L]uterte. "Good will
governance wllt
goes unchallenged in a chamber alwayscome first."
dominated by supporters. Earlier, Cayetano daimed agree-
"Your speaker will be Alan Peter ing to serve as speaker for 15 months !-
Cayetano. He shares the term with 2 , . during
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EARLY ENDORSEMENT? President Duterte raises ttre hand of Alan peter Cayetano
during,the latter's birthday celebration atthe Marco poto Hotet tn Oavao City iri Oiio_
ber last year. During the event, Duterte said Cayetano would do a good job'as House
speaker as he did as toreign aflairs chief.
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Paolo Duterle had
ard be succeeded by Velasco over the speaker post after an p|yag.Reg
*' initially.declared his inten-
and chief -presiddntial legal
for zt monrhi. c'"v-t";1o ;;;;J;&;.
-t counsel Salvador Panelo siid
Uetongs to the N;;rrrliri; ari"1'*ti'fr" picked Cav_ tion to ioin the fray but was Dutefte had to break the Ln-
rurqr init" v"tur.oEu""r.J prevailed upon by'his father passe among his allies to pre-
- "' party,
b,s tfre President's- own "tr""XJ;'V"il5;5;;;i;
r4+rt said the rwo co;;r"*;;; to wthdraw. serve unitv.
tlie pOp-l-Jan. were the ones who hJormed PDP-Laban presidenL Sen. "Since ihe ele,ction of the
Durerte said he had tried #"J;iiffi;,,1;ff,"i;;: ^
Aquitino pimenrel tlt wel_ speaker has resulted in a bit_
to distance himself from the sharine asreeErmt _also calGi comeo rne devetopment even ter and r. $:tious rivalry that
speakemhip row but fulthe had the ,,lrfag"eUan fornsufu;afte. rl tne Party had proposed Lhreatens tht.break-up of po-
6i"Fu€ni:asheto;i;p.rfi ili;;;;F";ft;'p;;*-,;# a different term-sharinp liticalallies. thePresiberrtj Lo
session of Congness oio"d { scheme lo President Dul.ertel save the unity ot the Jtiance
said it's tlme r-frat t talL;
- *o16*. r"Ji"".jil;## "We made our own term and avert itd fragmentation,
;d;;J';]ffphj1o,i;E # sharing in order to ob)iged ro the re[uest of the
,He s"id t *"r,r"a ."_ ;;;#,il:;T#.""!: [" resolve proposal
other ally and"contender for the S;anish crol;n
-'ri%-x"3iiJ."[jii'i.'"r..r the rssue of House three candidates," Panelo said
the speatershipp;;i;i;;i; ,.,,, :Peaket But if the President last night.
Rep-'Mariin n6d;;ill;1i o"i",i" iif;fil ;"""r;ff":liT hlriselfhdsresolvedtheissue, Helaiar-he*ueecandidares
then grcat!" the senalor told foi speakership "agree(d) to
beihe majority teader. il;i;f,.-*;ih*l;]t";.j;il:
Dgtert6 strissed that it ilreni, an?;;l;";";'ft;;;; reP-orters' respect ihe chdice df PRRD,"
u-ould be up to rhe House to ;;;ffi1.""4.; i#;i;i:5"'";J{ Pjmentel did nol reveal [he refbrring io Duterte by his
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rias gerung the trst term.
i.t"ully," Duterte siid. "l Duterte-Carpio, h;d;Gl: . speaker
;ust trlng bena the i-pud .r"ur"a the ouster ot pantal".rr, ,. Pd spokesman Ronwald .,, then the next 21
then -th. 21. months, the
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Munsayacsaid the leader-
Party leader- speaker
soeaker will be Lord Allan
vote lor ancl they Kept on ask- replacemei.rt 6y Gloria Maca_ il'f 1Y1"",,l"t:,o rn€eung Io velasco, wjth
Velasco, vl1]m Martin
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