TH€ PHILIPPINE STAP

WEDNESDAY I M'AY 22,2019

pDP-Laban to field one candidate for speaker

By JESS DIAZ formcr soecial presidential as- nying the President's daughter tors who will seek reelection in the second dishict of Pam- Battle Against Corruption)
sistant Christop'her Go and for- durins the election camuaien. or run for different or higher panga; and llocos Norte Rep. ParR/-list
The ruling PDP-Laban is. mer Philippine National Police His cimp claims he his ifie elective oosts in 2022." Imelda Marcos, widow of the Another senator who will
lcheduled to meet todav to chief Ronald dcla Rosa, who support of Mayor Sara, "Law'makers who want to late stronsman. relinquish his post by July 1,
:ome up with a single cahdi- werc his frecuent comDanions The other aspirants for boost their chances for poll of the i02, 74 are third ierm- Antonio Trillanes IV may also
Jate for speaker of the Houst' during the clt'ction campaign. Soeaker arc former foreisn victorv in the 2022 elections ers, 15 lost their re-election bids be ioinine the lowcr lesis'lative
rf Representatives. Gonzales said it would be alfairs secretary ancl Tagulg are liliely to avoid standing while 12 have relinouished chimbe#s his party-lfit group
"We will try to agree on an honor for him to lead the congtessman-elect Alan Peter in the wav of the President's their leeislative posti either Magdalo is set to again gei a
r common candidate or lei House but that he would sup- Cayetano and Leyte represen- legislative'agenda, considering io their"spouses br children. seat in Congress.
President Duterte choose who nort whocver is endorsed bv tative-elect Ferdinand Martin the overwhelmins victorv of An over*helming majority Trillanes will reported ly
,,,re will field for speaker when ihe President for the speakci- Romualdez. the candidates helad op6nly of House members belons to make a political comeback
elect our leaders," a party sh1p. Cayetano belongs to the Vil- supported," Villafuerte said. polltical dynasties in tfieir via Congress, wherc he will
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nembet who did not want to Apparerrtly in preparation lars' Nacionalista Pafty, while be nominated bv his fellow
He said ihe dismal election districts.
re named, said yesterday. for reclainring his former post, Romualdez is Drcsident of performance of the opposi- Otlrer so-called "graduat- Magdalo memberi as their first
l{e said the election uf Alv,rrr:z lr.rs offlr.rd to ret:on- Lakas. ilre ruJingjp#ty dr,,ring tioll "was a rcsounding vote ing" Iegislators are Quezon nomlnee,
lousc k'aders on July 22, cile wilh his political encmies, the Alrovo adrninistraLion. of confidence in President City Rep, Feliciano Belmonte Duterte's son Paolo was
rvhen the incoming 18th Con- including prebidential daugh- Othey' potential Candiclates Duterte that will sive him a Jr., Reps. Rodolfo Farifrae of elected congressrnan of Davao
iress conven€s, would be t{] r Davao City Mayor Sara are outgoing Sen. Loren Le- fresh mandate to p"ush further Ilocos Norte, Rolando Andaya City. He was formerly vice
Tchaotic if there would be a
Duterte, with whom he had garda, a member of Nation- rc'forms and initiatives, in Jr. of Camarines Sur, Albee mayor. l
:ree-for-all." a bitter fcud before he was .rlist Pt"ople's Coalition; and keeping with hi,s agenda to Benitez of Negros Occidental, Quimbo will bc'replaced by
The ruljng party is aiming tr\ ousted .rs Speakcr in Tuly last inctr mhent Ma jority [-cadt,r sust.rin the gr()wth momentum former House deputy speaker his wife Stella as rcpresentative
recure leadersh.ip of the larger year
' Hora'cver, during the elec- Fredr[il Castro, whtr beiongs and reduce poverty incidence Miro Quimbo o{ Marikina, of Marihna, last-termer Fari-
:hamber of Congress. It won to Natiunal Unilv Partv. to just 14 percent by 2022." Reps, Winnie Castelo and Bolet flas of Ilocos Nortc will also ber
rbout 80 House seats. tion campaign, the President's All domina'nt o 6litic.l Bairat of Quezon City, Sherwin replaced by his daughter Ria
Seen as PDP-Laban front- daughter told reporters that groups in the Horlsd have 102 bow out Tugna of party-list Cibac, Rey - a provincial board member
umers in the speakership race she would prefer another can- sizeable membership. All are A total of 102 members Umali of Oriental Mindoro, - coine July 1.
rre Pampanga Rep. Aurelio didate for Speaker. also associated with billionaire of the 292-member House of Ben Evardone of Eastern Sa- Among other reelected con-
JonzalesJr. who served as the "He (Alvarez) already had power brokers. Representatives are on their mar, Toby Tiangco of Navotas gressmen were Elpidio Barza-
)arty's deputy national cam- his chance," she iaid. AIva- In a related development, third and last term and will be and House Deputy Speaker ga of Dasmariflas, Cavite; Em-
raign manager in the recent rez's ticket made a clean sweep Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Ray- bowing out oT o{fice by June 30 Art Yap. manuel Madrona of Romblon;
!lections; Marinduque Rep. of the rccent elections in Dava'o mund Vllafuerte said Presi- as neophvte ald veteran law- Legarda will be taking over Robelt Ace Barbers of Surigao'
.ord Allan Velasco and former de1' Norle, defeating candi dent Duterte would continue makeri tdke over the chamber the district of Antique while del Norte; Boyet Gonzales ofi
peaker Pantaleon Alvarez. dates fielded by Mayor Sara's to eniov broad suDDort in the Outgoing lawmakers in- Jesus is Lord pastor Bro. Eddie Mandaluyong City; Bem Noel
Gonzales reportedly has Hugpong ng Pagbabago. next tdngress withihe vicrory clude Speaker Gloria Maca- Villanueva will also be joining of An Waray; Mujiv Hataman
he support of newly elected In the case of Velasco, he of administration candidates, pagal-Arrbyo who will be Congress, being nominee of of Basilan.
)DP-Laban senators, including
was seen frequently accompa- "most especially from legisla- replaced by her son Mikey the re-elected Cibac (Citizens - With Delon Porcalla

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