Nonchalant Marcos downplays House drama; teases cousin-Speaker

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The President introduces his cousin as coming ‘from his war bunker in the House of Representatives.'

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. seemed unperturbed as he hopped from one event to another in Central Luzon and the Ilocos Region.

“Also joining us here is – from his war bunker in the House of Representatives is Speaker, Speaker Martin Romualdez,” said Marcos, who was on board the BRP Davao del Sur to watch a demonstration by the Philippine Navy. Romualdez thanked Pineda for hosting the LPP gathering, but made no mention of the situation at the Batasan or the “war bunker,” as Marcos put it.

But with the win secured came the harder task: organizing a ruling coalition made up of big and ambitious personalities in Philippine politics. The House Speaker is rarely antagonistic towards the President – the last time a House Speaker switched sides, then-president Erap Estrada found himself impeached.

Both Arroyo and Romualdez have been constants in Marcos’ trips abroad. The President has even called the former president his “secret weapon” when speaking to fellow heads of state and even business leaders.

 

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