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Velasco, Cayetano agree to work as ‘one majority’
President Rodrigo Duterte met with House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to discuss the passage of the P4.5-trillion national budget.
The meeting took place at Malacañang after Velasco's election as Speaker, which replaced Cayetano.
Both Velasco and Cayetano agreed to work as 'one majority' to ensure the timely passage of the 2021 budget and other priority legislation.
The President had previously certified the budget as urgent to avoid delays in pandemic response and economic recovery funding.
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