Paolo Duterte criticizes Dy's selection as House Speaker, calls it politically motivated

Paolo Duterte criticized the selection of Faustino 'Bojie' Dy III as House Speaker, alleging it was a politically motivated move by Sandro Marcos, partymate in Partido Federal and son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., due to their shared party affiliation with the administration.

Duterte claimed that Dy was chosen to replace outgoing Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, a decision he views as part of a cover-up to hide corruption, not a continuation of the same corrupt system under the Marcos administration.

Duterte called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take concrete action against corrupt lawmakers instead of merely making empty promises.

Romualdez, the former speaker, was implicated in alleged corruption in flood control projects, an allegation he has denied.

Dy vowed that the House would change under his leadership and that he would not defend the guilty or the corrupt.

Sandro Marcos defended the selection, stating that the decision was consultative with all party leaders and that Duterte's absence from sessions contributed to his lack of understanding.

Marcos called out Duterte for his absence, suggesting that if he attended sessions, he would realize how consultative the House is, and that Duterte's style of not being consultative might have been influenced by his father's presidency.

The transition of leadership in the House of Representatives has raised concerns about potential political maneuvering and lack of genuine reform efforts, amid ongoing investigations into anomalous flood control projects nationwide.