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Velasco dares Cayetano: ‘Resign on October 14’
184 lawmakers rejected Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's resignation offer, with one voting to accept and nine abstaining.
Several House members believe the incident was 'scripted' to allow Cayetano to renege on his term-sharing agreement with Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco.
Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco challenged Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to tender his irrevocable resignation as House leader on October 14.
Velasco stated that the only way Cayetano can prove he has 'palabra de honor' or word of honor is if he abides by their term-sharing deal and willingly steps down as Speaker.
Under the term-sharing agreement brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte, Cayetano was supposed to lead the House of Representatives for 15 months and Velasco for the remaining 21 months.
The camp of Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will move to declare the House Speaker seat vacant if Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano does not resign from his current post on October 14.
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House allies of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, including Deputy Speaker Dan Fernandez and Representative Fredenil Castro, have challenged Representatives aligned with Lord Allan Velasco to resign from their posts if they cannot support Cayetano's leadership.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco insists his term-sharing agreement with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano for the House speakership must be honored.
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Allies of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco are threatening to declare the speakership vacant if Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano does not step down after October 14, as per a term-sharing agreement.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco urged Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to honor their term-sharing agreement and resign on October 14 after finishing the deliberations on the 2021 national budget.
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President Rodrigo Duterte met with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco on September 29 to discuss the House of Representatives leadership.
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