{"id":1361,"date":"2013-07-23T07:22:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2014-02-01T07:24:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T15:24:11","slug":"drilon-returns-as-senate-president-belmonte-retains-seat-as-house-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2013\/07\/23\/drilon-returns-as-senate-president-belmonte-retains-seat-as-house-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Drilon returns as Senate President; Belmonte retains seat as House Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Re-elected<\/a>
Re-elected Senate President Franklin Drilon. File photo from Inquirer.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The Liberal Party of the Philippines remains strong as two of its members were re-elected to head the 16th Philippine Congress.<\/p>\n

On July 22, Senator Franklin Drilon received 17 votes, sealing his fate as the Senate President. His rival and former senate president Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile got 6 votes. Not long before the end of the 15th Congress, then Senate President Enrile tendered his resignation from his post.<\/p>\n

Franklin Drilon was also named as Senate President from 2001 to 2006. He is currently serving his third term as a senator. He was also the campaign manager of the Liberal Party in the May 2013 elections. He is also serving as a senior legal counsel for a private law office, ACCRA Law Offices.<\/p>\n

\"Re-elected<\/a>
Re-elected House Speaker Sonny Belmonte. File photo from Inquirer.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, another Liberal Party member is going to head the House of Representatives. Congressman Feliciano \u201cSonny\u201d Belmonte Jr., Liberal Party\u2019s vice chairman, was re-elected as Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n

Before serving as house speaker, Sonny Belmonte Jr. served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010. As a Congressman, he also championed several bills, like the General Appropriations Act, the Act Providing for a Dual System of Education, the Act Creating the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Salary Standardization Law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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