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House suspends Monday session amid coup threat
The House of Representatives abruptly suspended its session on Monday, September 21, 2020, after only 18 minutes, amid rumors of a plot to oust Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu declared the session suspended until Tuesday afternoon without any motions to vacate leadership positions being made.
The alleged coup threat was triggered by disagreements among congressmen over inequitable budget allocations for their districts in the proposed 2021 national budget.
Presidential son and Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte confirmed sending a text message indicating his intention to ask the Mindanao Bloc to declare House leadership positions vacant.
Duterte stated his text message was an expression of personal dismay over concerns raised by lawmakers regarding their districts' budget allocations.
House appropriations committee chair Eric Yap clarified that the recent squabble was not about pork barrel or lump sum funds, but rather about parochial concerns.
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