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, Alvarez claimed that the sought-after position can be secured through vote-buying. His colleagues, particularly Velasco, denied that the same situation is happening in the lower chamber of Congress., Duterte told her that she could choose her replacement to prevent a power play like in the previous year., a member of ruling party, announced that the party finally decided to endorse Velasco to lead the chamber. That left Cayetano in a quandary.
Velasco, however, suddenly rejected this “term-sharing” agreement, according to Cayetano, as it would divide the lower chamber of the Congress. As of writing, there was no official statement from the congressman-elect of Marinduque about Cayetano’s claims.are backing Velasco’s bid, namely the nationalist People’s Coalition and the Northern Luzon Alliance.The speaker is the fourth highest official in Philippine government and the highest ranking member of the lower chamber of Congress.
— To set legislative agenda for regular sessions and procedures for swift approval of the measures on the lineup. A speaker closely allied with the president consequently is expected to more eagerly push for the adminstration’s choice policies.
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