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Tiangco pushes total House overhaul
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco has called for a total overhaul of the House of Representatives leadership amidst ongoing discussions about a leadership change.
These discussions follow accusations of kickbacks from flood control projects leveled against lawmakers, including Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Tiangco suggested that Bacolod City Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez should become the Speaker if reforms are desired, as Benitez is part of the independent bloc.
Tiangco and Benitez did not vote for Romualdez during the speakership selection for the 20th Congress.
Rep. Francisco Barzaga has left the House supermajority coalition and his party, the National Unity Party (NUP), following the rumored leadership change.
Barzaga stated his decision was due to a betrayal of trust, and that he had voted for Speaker Romualdez under party instructions.
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