Amid the tightening race for the speakership, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and Davao Rep. Paolo Duterte met with three contenders for the top House post Saturday.
to"unite the House" in the wake of the fierce speakership battle, met with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, Leyte Rep. Martin Rimualdez and Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano in Davao City., only described the meeting as cordial.
The ruling political party PDP-LABAN has chosen Velasco as their candidate for the speakership race over Cayetano, Romualdez, and Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez.Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate, who is also running for speaker, believes the impasse among the three frontrunners for speaker remains even after the meeting.
Zarate said the scarcity of details about the meeting appears to indicate a failure to reach an agreement about the speakership.
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