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Lawmaker denies rumors of another lower House coup plot

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 09:38 PM

MANILA - House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Thursday denied rumors that there may be another coup plot in the House leadership. Read more »

VP Leni Robredo to keynote University of Cambridge online forum May 24

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 08:27 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo will keynote an online leadership forum of the University of Cambridge on Monday, May 24. Read more »

Poor leadership affecting Philippines' pandemic response, says community doctor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 01:03 PM

The Philippines is still struggling to stay on top of the COVID-19 crisis because of poor leadership and mixed messaging, a community doctor observed Thursday. Read more »

Philippines' worsening COVID-19 crisis due to 'leadership problem': Leachon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 10:44 AM

The worsening COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines where daily infections have reached more than 9,000 in the past several days can be attributed to leaders' failed response to the crisis, a public health expert said Monday. Read more »

Overhaul pandemic task force with 'competent' leaders, scientists,' urges group

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 04:51 PM

A scientists' group on Wednesday called for an immediate overhaul of the government's task force over supposed failed response to the COVID-19 crisis, saying the Philippines is in a "worse state" than the start of the pandemic.   Read more »

New ‘patriot’ litmus test raises questions over role of foreigners, opposition in HK leadership

Gary Cheung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 23 01:28 PM

While Hong Kong's Basic Law specifically allows for jurists with foreign nationalities to work in the city, concerns over ‘dual allegiances’ have previously been raised. The Securities and Futures Commission, meanwhile, one of many bodies that could be affected by mandate, is weighing naming of first-ever foreigner to lead HKEX. Read more »

Robredo says decision if she's fit to lead rests on the public, not Duterte

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 10:07 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said it is not up for President Rodrigo Duterte to decide whether she is fit to lead the country or not, as that decision rests on the public.  Read more »

Duterte's anti-women leadership remark 'deflates' gender equality campaign: Robredo

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Updated as of Jan 17 01:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-women leadership remark "deflates" the fight for gender equality, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday.   Read more »

Robredo partner group's typhoon relief drive raises P64.3 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 05:23 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday reported that the fund-raising campaign of her office and its partner group Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership has raised P64.371 million worth of cash donations for typhoon victims. Read more »

Deputy speakership offer to Cayetano still stands: Velasco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 04:41 AM

MANILA - Following his ouster as House Speaker, Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano can still be appointed deputy speaker as offered earlier, Marinduque Rep. and new House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Friday.   Read more »

Velasco's election as Speaker in QC sports club 'unconstitutional': Ex-UP Law dean

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 12:13 AM

MANILA - The election of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as House Speaker in a sports club was deemed "unconstitutional" by a law expert on Monday, hours after Taguig Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano was "ousted" from the leadership. Read more »

Velasco promises House leadership ‘shared by all’

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Posted at Oct 09 03:03 PM

MANILA - Speaker-in-waiting Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco promises a different kind of leadership at the House of Representatives that will no longer be controlled by a few.   Read more »

Cayetano apologizes to Duterte, public amid House power struggle

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 05:05 AM

MANILA - Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano issued a public apology to President Rodrigo Duterte and the public on Tuesday as he belittled the apology earlier issued by political rival Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco over the ongoing House leadership row that has affected the 2021 national budget deliberations. Read more »

Velasco blasts Cayetano, allies' 'railroading' of 2021 national budget

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 12:46 AM

(UPDATE) Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco lashed out Tuesday against his rival House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and his "minions" for "railroading" the approval on the 2021 national budget in a bid to allegedly cling to the chamber's top post. Read more »

Cayetano dares Velasco to unseat him as Speaker; says budget talks being sabotaged

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 10:13 PM

MANILA - Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday challenged political rival Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to produce the numbers needed to unseat the former and install the latter as the next House leader. Read more »

Speaker term-sharing deal unconstitutional, impractical: analyst

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 03:16 PM

A House Speakership term-sharing deal is unconstitutional and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano should just continue his leadership, a political analyst said Sunday. 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 »

Velasco accuses Cayetano of holding national budget hostage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 11:42 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)- Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Friday accused House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano of holding the 2021 national budget hostage amid their dispute over the House leadership. Read more »

Cayetano offers to resign as Speaker, House immediately rejects move

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 08:02 PM

MANILA — Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday offered to step down as Speaker of the House of Representatives citing the eagerness of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to take over the chamber's helm— a move readily rejected by his colleagues in a vote with no objections.    Read more »

Velasco to face 'problems' if House committee heads changed: Cayetano ally

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 12:58 PM

Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will face "problems" if committee chairmanships are changed once he assumes the Speakership, an ally of incumbent Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday. Read more »