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MANuAJHltltPlNEs.
Leader and capiz Rep Fledefr cffi reircrated
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rerm-shirins **ntr*'***3;l;ni**L*gn
a guide
Savins-u't* House sharing the
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sug{estion (to) settle it (Speakership r-ow)'
."*ultt t"t* Grh speaker with rrti-t"rot"' my presence there was comdlilnt
^t'eadv
;;;i;h" s;;rk"rrLp Lord
Marinduque Rep, ir,. pi..ii ,i t tugS€siion," he told ihe
Le$e
baitle that had dragged :AllanVelasco wlile "ttii
Triuunz. 'odJ'r
or','ior *ontt t, 1-wo Rep Martin Romualdez castro said that the President 'has 'been nhis
i"ertiri";; l"itl'*ost wiil take the House u""y inconsittent with what he sayso and
.r"i-r..J p."tr wouid Majoriry Floor Leader ,endorsement is not really endorsTg
1'lv^1i: P"t
make their own ch0ices post recommendatory so he has given nrs cnolce'-
but the) will be guided The President,
by President Rodrigo however. in a pre-Siale My presence there waa complia^rs with
Duterte's suggestion.on of the Nation Address the Presidefr suggestion.
term-sharing. interiiew with the
Mr. Dut€rte Dailg Tri'bune, said On the other hantl, Surigao <lel Sur Rep'
arnounced that Taguig- tlat tle term sharing he ,Iohnnv Pimentel said lawmalers will still respect
Piteios Rep. Alan supportedwas merely a and support the recommendation of tJre President
Peter Cayetano will be {- Eiven tne relndning time to settle the row before
-t- ihe election of the ne'xt House chief'

I waS there. It was comPlYing with Tirert lawmakerg

the President's instructions or the t "At this point in time the congressmen
President's suggestion - alreadv iired after almost ts'o months of
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uncertainw and intense lobbying from candidates
Al to. Sp.*J" All of us wants to get over with it'"
ftd/tt ptgo
Pimentel seid in a text messag€'
go and so mary
suggestion and that. ii is ui to House members "Wo only have one week to
things io tlo. I hope they give mercy on usr We
to decide on thet leader.
are alreadY iired,' he said'
Mr. Duterte saicl he made the suggestion
because the. "confliat had sterted,"
Last ThursdaY night' CaYetano
The President said he will not take offense
met with the members of the Partido
if his House allies.will not favor his proposed bemokratiko Pilipino together with
compromise.
other Speakership sontenders, Velasco
"it's okav with me' t'hat is just my formula' and Romualdez
I said. i1's iime for me to talk.. since conflict It this point in time the congressmen
nad siarte<!. All of them were asking, whai did are alreaity tired &fter almost two
Duterte saf Actually, before the elections, we moffhs of uncert&inty'
ili. t"i.ti*it t
tring to Oai*ano;" io he had
told me someday he will run for congressman
pame This was the night after Davao CiW Ist District
and SDeaker... then Lord (Allan Velasco) :' a looming
ReD. Paolo Duterte warned a'bout
in nnO tt" is also interested so let us see,' Mr' *fri.f, he sairl will be iniiiai€d by one of
Duterie said.
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the three bets.
. Solons on their'own
ilt.;", who formed a coalition with
phone rinterview, former Majority F'loor rris sister Davao City Mqyor.Sara Dutefte
In a
;.tt.*a ot the Hugpong ng idgbabago' said-
\T/adT if,"-.""fiti"" tras r6i given their manifest of
pAQ€ ll suDDort Yet to Cayeta,no.
' - --tL" Ijuterte ioalition fielded Davao City
std tishict Rep. Isidro Ungab as their Speaker
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candidate.
,diJy Tribwi tha,t
Mavor Duterte told the
H.i;;6;;a;ltblrate wtrettre-r tnev wtu treed
her father's suggestion.
Hamncol Bordry