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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 »

PANOORIN: Pahayag nina Cayetano at Velasco noong nakaraang taon hinggil sa Speakership

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

Balikan ang naging mga pahayag nina Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano at Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco noong nakaraang taon hinggil sa House Speakership, ang pang-apat na pinakamataas na posisyon sa bansa na pareho nilang hinangad at nauwi sa 15-21 term-sharing agreement. Read more »

Discussing the House Speakership

Courtesy of Sen. Bong Go
Posted at Sep 29 10:52 PM

Duterte talks to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco Tuesday regarding the term-sharing agreement for the speakership which the president brokered in 2019 Read more »

Atienza: Duterte word important in Speakership row

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 02:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte needs to intervene in the term-sharing agreement of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco for the House Speakership, a lawmaker reiterated Tuesday.   Read more »

Velasco asserts House Speakership term-sharing deal must be enforced

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 10:26 AM

Congressman Lord Allan Velasco appeals to incumbent House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to honor the term-sharing agreement brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte last year.  Read more »

'Uphold the agreement': Velasco asserts Speakership term-sharing with Cayetano

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 03:24 PM

The camps of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco are set to meet Tuesday night in Malacañang to discuss their Speakership term-sharing agreement forged by President Rodrigo Duterte last year.   Read more »

Cayetanos meet with Paolo Duterte, Yap amid House coup rumors

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:51 PM

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and wife flew to Davao City over the weekend to meet with Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte and House Appropriations Committee Chair Eric Go Yap amid coup rumors against Cayetano. Read more »

Cayetano urged to honor 'gentleman's agreement' with Velasco on House Speakership term-sharing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 05:42 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano should honor the term-sharing agreement he has with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, their colleague at the House of Representatives said Wednesday.   Read more »

Cayetano to stay as House Speaker despite term-sharing deal with Velasco?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 10:24 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he cannot do anything if Rep. Lord Allan Velasco does not have enough support to succeed Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano as House Speaker. Read more »

House majority wants Cayetano to stay despite term-sharing deal with Velasco: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 10:38 AM

Majority of House of Representatives members want Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to stay as their leader despite his term-sharing deal with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, their colleague said Tuesday.    Read more »

Cayetano still House Speaker amid rumors of coup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:11 PM

The day ended with House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano still at the helm of the lower chamber, putting to rest - at least for now- rumors of an ouster plot against him.  Read more »

House committee head denies solons fighting over ‘pork’ in 2021 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:33 PM

The leader of the House appropriations panel denied Monday that lawmakers are bickering over the distribution of supposed pork funds in the 2021 national budget.    Read more »

House to respect President's say on Cayetano-Velasco term sharing as Speaker: solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:10 PM

The House of Representatives will respect President Rodrigo Duterte's word on the term-sharing deal that he brokered for Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.    Read more »

Drilon flags lump sum public funds that may be ‘open to corruption'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:06 PM

Some infrastructure and anti-insurgency funds for 2021 are “open to corruption” and might be used to boost the election war chest of politicians in the succeeding year, a senator said Monday.  Read more »

Cayetano has '99.9 percent' chance of staying as Speaker: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 02:14 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has a "99.9 percent" chance of keeping his post, his colleague said, as he denied reports that President Rodrigo Duterte's son would orchestrate a power grab on Monday over the uneven share of funds for lawmakers' districts in the 2021 budget.  Read more »

Paolo Duterte 'never' moved to boot out Cayetano: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 11:50 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's congressman son "never" said he would move to overthrow House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano due to supposed bickering over the 2021 national budget, their peer said Monday.  Read more »

Debate on infra allocations sparks word war over House speakership

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 03:30 PM

The chairman of the House committee on appropriations defended Friday the bigger infrastructure budget allocated for Taguig, districts of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano ang his solon spouse, after a lawmaker questioned it during a previous hearing.  Read more »

Velasco denies Cayetano 'coup' claims, says to uphold term-sharing pact

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 06:22 PM

Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said he is upholding the term-sharing agreement between him and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, amid allegations of "coup" plot at the House of Representatives.   Read more »