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Cayetano fighting for 2022 presidential ambition, says Velasco
Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco accused Speaker Alan Cayetano of refusing to yield the Speakership due to personal ambition for the presidency in 2022.
Velasco's statement followed Cayetano's move to approve the 2021 national budget and adjourn sessions, deviating from a previously agreed-upon timeline.
This action extended Cayetano's Speakership beyond the October 14 date stipulated in the term-sharing agreement with President Duterte and Velasco.
According to Velasco, Cayetano disrupted the budget process out of fear and a desire to pursue his presidential aspirations.
Velasco criticized Cayetano for prioritizing his political survival over the nation's survival during the pandemic.
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Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco urged Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to honor their term-sharing agreement and resign on October 14 after finishing the deliberations on the 2021 national budget.
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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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184 lawmakers rejected Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's resignation offer, with one voting to accept and nine abstaining.
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President Rodrigo Duterte felt betrayed and "duped" by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's actions to retain his position, contrary to their term-sharing agreement.
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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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