Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 21:30:01 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — In the absence of an endorsement by President Duterte or his daughter by proxy, the race for the speakership at the House of Representatives will weed out any pretenders to the post, a House leader said on Sunday.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 11:02:49 +0000
Paying for votes to win a position has never happened in the upper chamber of Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 11:02:49 +0000
Paying for votes to win a position has never happened in the upper chamber of Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 08:44:30 +0000
The next Speaker of the House of Representatives should maintain the independence of the legislative body, instead of simply adhering to the agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, according to a veteran lawmaker.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 17:15:12 +0000
TOKYO, Japan — President Rodrigo Duterte met here on Wednesday with three lawmakers seeking the House speakership. The President met with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, incoming Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, and incoming Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano. Photos shared by Senator-elect Christopher “Bong” Go showed the three smiling as they posed with the President. […]
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 21:31:44 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Which qualities should incoming lawmakers look for in the next Speaker of the House?
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 21:31:09 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The next Speaker may not necessarily come from the ranks of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), according to Majority Leader Fredenil Castro, another rumored candidate in the looming battle for House leadership.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 13:51:08 +0000
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio refused to reconcile with re-elected Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, whom she had a bitter feud last year.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 21:29:18 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), President Rodrigo Duterte’s political party, will again flex its political muscles to regain the speakership in the House of Representatives, PDP-Laban president Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Sunday.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 21:40:31 +0000
Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has declared his intent to reclaim the seat grabbed from him by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last year.
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