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MANILA, PH|UPPINES I TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019
GMA hands off House battle BACOLOD CITY, IGgros Occidental
-
Speaker
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will have n0 part in the choice 0f rhe neK leader of the House of Represenlal,ives.
"I
don'r want to com'lhen]o]r the next
Congress because I am not going to be a part.. of it," she said in an ambush interview. .,t
Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP) chairmarE; Tarn to page O"
U[:XT F,Ag,6 "
rgrdT PAc'.-'/ (t)
PL4 '
'
->
f,
NEWS
go
I don't want to comment on the next Congess because I am not going to be a part of page
.Fidn
it
I
Velasco, retuming Leyte Rep, Ferdinand
Martin Romualdez and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano as potential contenders.
is not for me to decide. the ones l'ho should decide &re the
It
congFessmen,
In a[ ambush interviow with Mayor Duterte yesterday, she said that it is up to the winning members of the
in the May midtqrm elections to decide who they would elect as leader. Her endorsements are uthrown suggestions, in th€ air," as the ones she proclaimed were the
who erpressed
rest in becoming next Speaker.
ult is not for me to The ones who decide are the
ngressmen. Those I said to be (the ) Speaker were just floated in the air PEAKER Gloria Macapag4l Arroyo is not putting her chips on any House
on
Backing for Body's mesaureb Meanwhile, Cayetano brushed off his sbeakership, saying supposed bid for the speakership, that he is more focused on legislating tIe
I
July,' she said. Sara announced during her speech at HnP's sortie in Tacloban CiW that Romualdez would tikely be the n€xt
.
Not the frrst timo
However, it is not the first time that Mayor Duterte named a potential Speaker as she and President Roddgo Duterte also announced last November that Velasco would be the nexi in line. Earlier, Mayor Duterte clarified she will support those interested to help his father for the remaining thfee years of his administration. "I think we also supporteA (former . Foreign Affairs) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano because he is also interested to become Speaker As of now, all of these are uncertain because tho el€ctions are not over yet,o she explained. thinl tfte best timo to talk about that is after the elestions, but they are the people who axe both intslested to help the administration of President Duterte and to
t
become Speaker," she added.
Daveo City Mayor S&ra Duterte has named Marinduque Rep.
Lord Allan Velascor retrrning Leyte Bep. Fertlinand Martin Romualdez and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano as poteftiol contenders. Romualdez said last Tuesday that he is honored to be endorsed by the Presid€nt's daughter, adding that the "mere mejntiono
I
Ptesident.
agenda of the I uFor me, I'm not concemed about any endorsements for speakership because I'm secure of the leadership. The hesident's instruction is very clear that we should
House Chiel
'Davao Ciiy Mayor Sara Duterte has , named Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan
'
of his riarne humbled him.
to an election. We still don't know who
will enter (the House of Representatives)
ensure that our candidates must win
fiNt,'
Cayetano said in February,
'
ar interview last
We still don't know who will enter (the House of
Bepresentatives) on
I
July.
*Ih€y aheady Imow that I Y/ould not resign
in DFA (Department of tr'oreign
Affairs) ifthere was no special task that the ftesident flould assign me t0 do," he added. Velasco has not officially exprossod
his inidrest in becoming the Eou6e chief despite Duterte's reppato d pronouncements in most of IInP's sorties.
The lawmaker said that he has &n election to win and he needs to flnlsh the local campaign first before thinklng about the leadership, adding that Sara, is endorsing anyone who is willing t0 support President Duterte. lfMartin Romualdez is supportingl the adrn i nisl,ration. Alan Cayetano is
supporting the administration. I am suppoding the administration. ShB igt endorsing anyone who is supportingl the adminislration, " he emphasized,
.
lananesl Boldotl and Elmer
ll.
lanuel
l
GMA hands off House battle BACOLOD CITY, IGgros Occidental
-
Speaker
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will have n0 part in the choice 0f rhe neK leader of the House of Represenlal,ives.
"I
don'r want to com'lhen]o]r the next
Congress because I am not going to be a part.. of it," she said in an ambush interview. .,t
Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP) chairmarE; Tarn to page O"
U[:XT F,Ag,6 "
rgrdT PAc'.-'/ (t)
PL4 '
'
->
f,
NEWS
go
I don't want to comment on the next Congess because I am not going to be a part of page
.Fidn
it
I
Velasco, retuming Leyte Rep, Ferdinand
Martin Romualdez and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano as potential contenders.
is not for me to decide. the ones l'ho should decide &re the
It
congFessmen,
In a[ ambush interviow with Mayor Duterte yesterday, she said that it is up to the winning members of the
in the May midtqrm elections to decide who they would elect as leader. Her endorsements are uthrown suggestions, in th€ air," as the ones she proclaimed were the
who erpressed
rest in becoming next Speaker.
ult is not for me to The ones who decide are the
ngressmen. Those I said to be (the ) Speaker were just floated in the air PEAKER Gloria Macapag4l Arroyo is not putting her chips on any House
on
Backing for Body's mesaureb Meanwhile, Cayetano brushed off his sbeakership, saying supposed bid for the speakership, that he is more focused on legislating tIe
I
July,' she said. Sara announced during her speech at HnP's sortie in Tacloban CiW that Romualdez would tikely be the n€xt
.
Not the frrst timo
However, it is not the first time that Mayor Duterte named a potential Speaker as she and President Roddgo Duterte also announced last November that Velasco would be the nexi in line. Earlier, Mayor Duterte clarified she will support those interested to help his father for the remaining thfee years of his administration. "I think we also supporteA (former . Foreign Affairs) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano because he is also interested to become Speaker As of now, all of these are uncertain because tho el€ctions are not over yet,o she explained. thinl tfte best timo to talk about that is after the elestions, but they are the people who axe both intslested to help the administration of President Duterte and to
t
become Speaker," she added.
Daveo City Mayor S&ra Duterte has named Marinduque Rep.
Lord Allan Velascor retrrning Leyte Bep. Fertlinand Martin Romualdez and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano as poteftiol contenders. Romualdez said last Tuesday that he is honored to be endorsed by the Presid€nt's daughter, adding that the "mere mejntiono
I
Ptesident.
agenda of the I uFor me, I'm not concemed about any endorsements for speakership because I'm secure of the leadership. The hesident's instruction is very clear that we should
House Chiel
'Davao Ciiy Mayor Sara Duterte has , named Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan
'
of his riarne humbled him.
to an election. We still don't know who
will enter (the House of Representatives)
ensure that our candidates must win
fiNt,'
Cayetano said in February,
'
ar interview last
We still don't know who will enter (the House of
Bepresentatives) on
I
July.
*Ih€y aheady Imow that I Y/ould not resign
in DFA (Department of tr'oreign
Affairs) ifthere was no special task that the ftesident flould assign me t0 do," he added. Velasco has not officially exprossod
his inidrest in becoming the Eou6e chief despite Duterte's reppato d pronouncements in most of IInP's sorties.
The lawmaker said that he has &n election to win and he needs to flnlsh the local campaign first before thinklng about the leadership, adding that Sara, is endorsing anyone who is willing t0 support President Duterte. lfMartin Romualdez is supportingl the adrn i nisl,ration. Alan Cayetano is
supporting the administration. I am suppoding the administration. ShB igt endorsing anyone who is supportingl the adminislration, " he emphasized,
.
lananesl Boldotl and Elmer
ll.
lanuel
l
