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Cayetano calls Velasco-led session invalid: ‘Binaboy ang Kongreso’
Speaker Alan Cayetano declared the election of Representative Lord Allan Velasco as the new Speaker as a sham, alleging the proceedings were conducted illegally outside the Batasang Pambansa.
Cayetano asserted that the "election" held at the Celebrity Sports Club was not a legitimate congressional session and violated the Constitution and Inter-Agency Task Force rules.
He claimed the "election" was orchestrated to disrupt deliberations on the P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021.
Approximately 186 lawmakers "elected" Velasco as Speaker, adhering to a term-sharing agreement previously established between Cayetano and Velasco in 2019.
Cayetano warned that he would not permit Velasco's faction to interfere with the ongoing budget deliberations, stating that what happened was a "travesty" and had "desecrated" Congress.
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186 lawmakers elected Representative Lord Allan Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives in an informal session at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City on Monday, October 12.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco was elected Speaker by 186 lawmakers in a separate session held outside the Batasang Pambansa complex.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives by 186 lawmakers during a gathering at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City on Monday, which was later ratified at the Batasang Pambansa on Tuesday.
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Representative Lord Allan Velasco accused Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano of "bastardizing" the House of Representatives and railroading the 2021 budget bill.
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A fierce battle for the speakership is brewing in the House of Representatives between Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
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