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'Ang gulo nito': Lawmaker warns of trouble if Cayetano defies Duterte
Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco insists his term-sharing agreement with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano for the House speakership must be honored.
The term-sharing deal, brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte, stipulates that Cayetano serves as Speaker for 15 months, followed by Velasco for the remaining 21 months.
Following a meeting with the President, reports suggest Velasco may assume the speakership by October 14.
A lawmaker warned that there would be trouble if Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano decides to stay at his post instead of honoring the term-sharing deal.
The lawmaker stated that the majority of congressmen recognize President Duterte as the political leader of the House of Representatives.
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President Rodrigo Duterte met with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco on September 29 to discuss the House of Representatives leadership.
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184 lawmakers rejected Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's resignation offer, with one voting to accept and nine abstaining.
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The birthdays of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco were reportedly a factor in the 2019 term-sharing agreement brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte, as both aspired to be Speaker on their respective birthdays.
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Allies of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco are threatening to declare the speakership vacant if Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano does not step down after October 14, as per a term-sharing agreement.
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President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the leadership squabble at the House of Representatives is an internal matter of a co-equal branch of government.
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