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Pinsan ni Marcos Jr. na si Martin Romualdez, bagong House Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 08:04 PM

Walang lumaban kay Rep. Martin Romualdez sa puwesto matapos ihain mismo ng anak ng pangulo ang nominasyon. Read more »

Romualdez honors outgoing House Speaker Velasco

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 08:50 PM

Outgoing House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco was honored on the final session day of the 18th Congress by the only candidate for the chamber's leadership in the 19th Congress, Rep. Martin Romualdez. Read more »

Marcos cousin Romualdez pushed as House Speaker

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 10:17 AM

Reelected Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has been endorsed by the National Unity Party for the position of Speaker of the House. Read more »

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 »

Most in Chamber's history: House elects 30th Deputy Speaker

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 07:08 AM

Cavite Rep. Strike Revilla was elected by his colleagues as Deputy Speaker during Monday's plenary session.  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 »

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 »

Cayetano unlikely to join minority bloc following ouster as Speaker, says Barbers

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 03:37 PM

Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano is unlikely to join the minority bloc of the House of Representatives following his ouster as Speaker, his party-mate said Thursday, citing his signature to a manifesto supporting the new leadership.  Read more »

Palace: Velasco, Cayetano promised to retain 'super majority' in House after leadership change

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 12:16 PM

Ousted Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano promised to uphold the House "supermajority" supportive of President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesman said Thursday, following reports that the lawmaker could go to the minority.    Read more »

With Speakership row settled, House looks to pass budget latest next week - lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:15 AM

The House of Representatives will buckle up and finish budget deliberations latest by next week after the Speakership row is settled, a lawmaker allied with the sitting leader said Wednesday. Read more »

'All is well': Duterte accepts Cayetano apology - Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:36 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the apology of ousted Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano for a protracted leadership battle that threatened to delay the passage of a P4.5 trillion budget vital to rebuilding the country's battered economy, Malacañang said Wednesday.    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 »

Rivals Cayetano, Velasco 'agreed to work together' in meeting with Duterte: spox

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 07:13 PM

Newly-elected Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his ousted predecessor Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano "agreed to work together" in their meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Malacañang said.  Read more »

COVID-19 rules snubbed in Velasco election? Up to House to chide members, says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 03:02 PM

It is up to the House of Representatives to reprimand its members for possible violations of pandemic protocols when they elected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as their new leader on Tuesday, said Malacañang.  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 »

Palace congratulates new Speaker Velasco

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 01:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman on Tuesday congratulated Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco for becoming the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, following a power struggle that had threatened to derail the 2021 national budget.    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 »