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Deputy speakership offer to Cayetano still stands: Velasco

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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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 12, 2020

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Updated as of Sep 01 05:48 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. 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 »

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 »

Velasco ally sacked from deputy speakership amid House power struggle

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Posted at Oct 03 03:44 AM

The House of Representatives sacks from the deputy speakership an ally of Cong. Lord Allan Velasco showing yet another sign of his intensifying power struggle with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. Read more »

Velasco accuses Cayetano of holding national budget hostage

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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 »

Velasco camp to declare Speaker seat vacant if Cayetano doesn't resign: lawmaker

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Posted at Oct 02 01:43 PM

Failure to enforce the term-sharing agreement between House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Rep. Lord Allan Velasco is tantamount to defying President Rodrigo Duterte who brokered the deal and who wants it implemented, a lawmaker said Friday. Read more »

'This is not a teleserye': Solon denies leaking Oct. 14 Speakership turnover date

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Updated as of Oct 02 12:46 PM

AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin on Friday called on colleagues to be professionals in the face of a tussle between two lawmakers for the House Speaker position. Read more »

'Awkward' for Malacañang to announce new House Speaker, says Duterte spox

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 01:37 PM

MANILA— It would be "awkward" for Malacañang to make  pronouncements on the leadership of the House of Representatives, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson said Wednesday after the chief executive mediated between the two lawmakers eyeing the post. Read more »

House minority says 'not prudent' to change Speaker during pandemic, budget deliberations

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:23 PM

The House minority will abide by the majority's choice of Speaker, its leader said Wednesday after the two lawmakers vying for the position met with President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday night. Read more »

Are term-sharing agreements in Congress honored? Let's look at history

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 02:13 PM

While term-sharing agreements in politics are neither new nor unique to the House of Representatives, these rise and fall on the participants keeping their word. Read more »

Atienza urges Duterte to intervene to enforce House speakership term-sharing deal

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Posted at Sep 23 10:56 PM

A Philippine House lawmaker wants President Rodrigo Duterte to once again intervene in the speakership row in the lower chamber.  Read more »