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Business Insight llf WS wednesday, rune 26, 2otg

Duterte asks Arroyo

to pick her successor
8Y JOCELYI{ MONIEMAYOR
and WE DELL VIGTUA
PRESIDENT Duterte last night
said he asked outgoing Speak-
er Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to
choose her successor during the
victory party of rhe Hugponq
ng Pagbabago (HNP; seniiorial
caadidates on Monday night in
MaLari Cir''.
Duterte said he asked Arrovo
to anoint het successor and eolo
joked that he would send her back
to jail if she tefused. He said At-
toyo declined but he insisted that
she help him.
'?ag ayaw niyzng mamiii, ipa.ku-
long ko siya (If she refuses to
choose, I'll send her back ro lail),"
he added, an aside metwithlawh-
ter bv the audience
The President said he asked A-t-
royo to choose the next speakei to
spate him the agony of choosing
among his friends.
Duterte reiteiated that Cayetano
and Velasco had apptoached him
before the elections about the
speaketship while Romualdez
talked to him after the polls. He
said re-elected Davao del None
1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez
had also hinted abour his hopes to
become speaker anew
The President said House mem-
bers should not butden him with
the decision of choosing their next
leader, adding they should decide
ihe issue on tl-reir own. He said he
never butdened Congtess when he
chose the members of his Cabinet
and they should not do it to him
nor* He added that he cou.ld s'ork
with anyone.
According to a source vho at
tended tle evenq Arroyo, who is
close to Rep. Ferdinand Marrin
Romualdez (I-akas, Leyte), just
smiled when tlle Prcsident made
See DUTERTE ) Page 83

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