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Dating House Speaker Alvarez, muling tatakbo sa Kongreso

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 05:15 PM

Kasama ang mga supporters at mga kasamahan sa politika, naghain ng kanyang COC si dating House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez bilang kinatawan ng unang distrito ng Davao del Norte Miyerkoles ng tanghali. Read more »

Alvarez, 'naintindihan' kung lilipat ang ilang kaalyado kay Mayor Sara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 10:55 PM

Iginiit ni dating House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez na wala siyang sama ng loob kung maglipatan ang ibang kaalyado sa partido ng nakaalitang si Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »

Ex-Speaker Alvarez, tatakbo uli sa kabila ng SONA ouster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 11:05 PM

Matapos makaaway ang ilang kaalyado at patalsikin bilang House Speaker, tatakbo pa rin bilang kongresista sa Davao Del Norte si Pantaleon Alvarez.  Read more »

Duterte, Sotto, Pacquiao among principal sponsors in Koko Pimentel's upcoming wedding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 09:41 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the roster of principal sponsors at Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III's upcoming wedding with fiancee Ma. Anna Kathryna Yu. Read more »

Floirendo to face trial for BuCor-Tadeco deal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 04:12 PM

The Sandiganbayan 6th Division told Davao Del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. to go on trial as the anti-graft court denied his motion to reconsider the dismissal of his graft case. Read more »

SC Justice Jose Reyes to handle House minority leadership row petition

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 07:21 PM

The petition challenging the minority leadership of Quezon Representative Danilo Suarez has been raffled to most senior Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Jose Reyes, Jr.  Read more »

PDP-Laban leaders put up a united front amid party squabble

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 03:50 AM

In a display of unity amid controversies, the ruling PDP-Laban’s top officials gathered during the first anniversary celebration of the party’s humanitarian arm, PDP Cares.   Read more »

A Tale of Two Speakers: The Hows and Whys of Speakers Arroyo and Alvarez

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 11:18 PM

For Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, it was the best of times in recent memory. For Pantaleon Alvarez, the worst has come. Read more »

'Gone in 24 hours': Alvarez says pain over ouster short-lived

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 04:35 PM

Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday said he was over the pain from his removal as leader of the House of Representatives.    Read more »

Mambabatas idinetalye kung paano naisakatuparan ang 'kudeta' sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 10:41 PM

Idinetalye ng isang mambabatas kung paano nabuo ang planong pabagsakin si Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez bilang House Speaker. Read more »

Fariñas told to leave Alvarez, stay as House majority leader

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 05:04 PM

Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas on Wednesday said he received an offer to cut ties with unseated Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and stay as majority leader. Read more »

Battle continues for House minority leadership

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 01:29 AM

The House of Representatives adjourned its plenary session Tuesday without settling the issue on minority leadership. Read more »

Fariñas blasts 'deception, premeditation' in House coup

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 09:58 AM

Former House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas on Tuesday finally broke his silence since the ouster of Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez as House Speaker. Read more »

'Sign from heaven': How Alvarez's ouster unfolded

Lynda Jumilla and Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 01:33 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - A Sunday night meeting in a Rockwell condominium unit that lasted till the wee hours of Monday morning sealed the downfall of Pantaleon Alvarez and the rise of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as House Speaker. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga posisyong apektado sa pagpapalit ng liderato sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 09:24 PM

Sa pagpapalit ng liderato sa Kamara, maaari ring mabago ang ilan pang posisyon sa mababang kapulungan.  Read more »

'Imee Marcos campaigned for Arroyo's House leadership'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 06:19 PM

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos was part of the campaign to make former President and incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo House Speaker, a lawmaker revealed Monday.  Read more »

Alleged snubs, mass oath-taking fuel Duterte party's discord - official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 01:23 PM

The mass oath-taking of "illegitimate" members coupled with the alleged rebuff of older stalwarts spurred a power struggle threatening to divide President Rodrigo Duterte's political party, an official of one of the factions of the PDP-Laban said Sunday. Read more »

Nene Pimentel on electing new PDP-Laban leaders: Go ahead but follow rules

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 10:26 PM

MANILA - Former Senate President Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. on Saturday said legitimate members of the ruling PDP-Laban may elect new leaders in accordance to its rules. Read more »

The curious case of the missing mace: Then and now

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 10:23 AM

History has a strange way of repeating itself, and in Philippine Congress, it came 26 years later. Read more »

Sigalot sa PDP-Laban, tumitindi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 04:15 AM

Tumitindi ang umano'y power struggle sa loob ng ruling party na PDP-Laban. Read more »