House drama: Romualdez says focus on work, not political destabilization

she was plotting a coup to steal the chamber’s top post, saying that “being speaker once more is no longer part of my political objectives.”“This same level of order is what allowed us to approve on third and final reading at least 29 of the 42 bills that comprise the legislative agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.,” he added.

The House Speaker said that the “Uniteam” – the alliance that comprises the incumbent administration – “must continue to focus on finding immediate solutions to problems of ordinary Filipinos.” “The House chooses to focus on addressing low power supply, high electricity rates, telco issues and unstable commodity prices, instead of political destabilization,” Romualdez said.

Marcos is still quiet on the issue. During an event in Pampanga on Friday, May 19, Marcos quipped after he was introduced by Romualdez: “Thank you very much to our Speaker of the House of Representatives. I won’t make any comments about the speakership as of yet.”After the deputy speakership’s shakeup, Vice President Sara Duterte resigned from her political party Lakas-CMD, the party that served as her vehicle to the vice presidency.

Lakas-CMD is the dominant party in the House with 71 members. Romualdez is party president, while Arroyo is chairperson emeritus. The two have been longtime allies who have fostered a mentor-mentee relationship.Arroyo is a crucial ally of Duterte, and played a pivotal role in her vice presidential bid. According to political sources privy to negotiations then, Arroyo herself reached out to old allies and convinced them to back both Duterte and Marcos in 2022.

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