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Defensor hits ouster as House panel chair, claims Velasco sowing distrust

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 05:42 PM

Anak Kalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor cried foul Thursday after learning he was kicked out as chairman of House Public Accounts committee, months after his ally Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano was ousted as House Speaker.    Read more »

Cayetano not joining House minority bloc following ouster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 11:16 PM

The camp of Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano denies he is joining the House minority bloc following his removal from the chamber's top post. Read more »

PANOORIN: Ano ang maaasahan sa Kongreso sa ilalim ni Velasco?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 11:57 PM

Ayon sa isang kaalyado ni House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, ipapasa ang 2021 national budget at mas tutugunan ng mga mambabatas ang pangunahing pangangailangan ng mga Pilipino sa gitna ng pandemya.    Read more »

Political scientists say Cayetano only has self to blame for ouster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 10:36 PM

Political scientists said Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano only has himself to blame for his ouster from the Speakership. Read more »

House reopens 2021 budget debates as new leadership debuts

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 05:51 PM

MANILA — The House of Representatives on Tuesday reopened deliberations on the 2021 national budget hours after majority of lawmakers voted to install Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as the chamber's new Speaker. Read more »

House Speakership drama takes anti-climactic, peaceful end

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 04:12 PM

The months-long, tension-filled power struggle at the House of Representatives took an anti-climactic and peaceful end Tuesday, after Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano finally gave in and cleared the way for Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to take over the chamber's top post.  Read more »

Ousted Cayetano resigns as Velasco assumes Speakership

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 02:57 PM

During a Facebook live outside his residence in Taguig, ousted Speaker Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano said it is time to unite Congress. Read more »

Velasco lords over House, Cayetano out as Speaker ahead of special session on 2021 budget

Gillan Ropero and RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 03:43 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)— Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday took the reins of the House of Representatives, replacing Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano as Speaker following his election at the Batasang Pambansa that enforced a term-sharing agreement the latter had sought to delay citing the 2021 national budget.  Read more »

Velasco says congressmen don't have to be at Batasan Pambansa to have session

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 01:41 AM

Legal analysts offer mixed views on the validity of Congressman Lord Allan Velasco's election as the presumptive House Speaker. Read more »

Velasco urges Cayetano to ensure peaceful transition of power in lower House

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 09:40 PM

Nearly 200 lawmakers have moved to install Congressman Lord Allan Velasco to the country's fourth highest post. Read more »

Lagman: Budget deliberations need longer time, Duterte should extend call for special session

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 03:49 PM

MANILA— President Rodrigo Duterte should extend the period of the special session he called Congress to hold to ensure timely passage of the P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget, Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman said Saturday. Read more »

Duterte calls for special session over 2021 budget amid House power struggle

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 12:00 AM

The move comes after House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano suspended plenary sessions for a month preventing the enforcement of a term-sharing deal between him and supposed successor Lord Allan Velasco. Read more »

Velasco joins calls to reopen House sessions to discuss 2021 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 07:26 PM

Calls for the House of Representatives to reopen sessions on House Bill 7727, the 2021  General Appropriations Bill mount with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco joining the chorus of those condemning the House Leadership for its abrupt termination and approval of the bill on second reading. Read more »

'Wala, sarado Kongreso': Deputy Speaker Gonzales on possible House scenario on Oct. 14

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 02:49 PM

MANILA - The camp of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco had said that they will take action if Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano does not resign from post on October 14. Read more »

Some lawmakers say Cayetano no longer has numbers to keep Speakership post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 10:57 PM

House lawmakers once again clashed amid the Speakership row in the lower chamber. Read more »

Senators warn of reenacted budget in 2021 amid House leadership dispute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 10:49 PM

Senators warn of the possibility of a reenacted budget in 2021 after the House of Representatives suspended its session for a month without transmitting the spending bill to the upper chamber. Read more »

House majority can meet, elect Velasco on Oct. 14 - Atienza

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 10:32 AM

Lawmakers may reconvene in time for Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to assume the House Speaker role despite the session being currently suspended, Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines' crucial pandemic budget becomes victim in latest House drama, some solons lament

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 11:16 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) — The Philippine government's proposed budget for 2021 that is crucial in the country's salvation after the devastating impact of the pandemic has become a victim in the escalating power struggle in the House of Representatives, some lawmakers said Tuesday. Read more »

Palace: Duterte told Velasco he 'had right' to run for House Speaker

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 06:35 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has told Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco that he "had a right" to run as leader of the House of Representatives. Read more »

Cayetano allies dispute Velasco's allegations linked to 2021 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 07:59 PM

Velasco has criticized Cayetano for trying to discredit him and refusing to honor the term-sharing deal brokered by Duterte for the House leadership last year. Read more »