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Speaker Velasco vows House independence amid close ties with Duterte, Sara
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco acknowledged that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's endorsement played a significant role in his election to the speakership.
Velasco stated that Mayor Duterte possesses considerable influence, and her support provided a "big push" for his speakership bid.
He admitted to meeting with Mayor Duterte before his election to seek the endorsement of her party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP).
Velasco believes that HNP's endorsement was a "tipping point" in securing the speakership.
Mayor Duterte had previously expressed support for the term-sharing agreement between Velasco and former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's endorsement was a factor in lawmakers shifting support from Alan Peter Cayetano to Lord Allan Velasco for Speaker of the House.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives by 186 lawmakers during a gathering at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City on Monday, which was later ratified at the Batasang Pambansa on Tuesday.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco was elected Speaker by 186 lawmakers in a separate session held outside the Batasang Pambansa complex.
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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and her party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), have voiced their support for the term-sharing agreement between Speaker Alan Cayetano and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco.
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186 lawmakers elected Representative Lord Allan Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives in an informal session at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City on Monday, October 12.
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