{"id":174730,"date":"2018-08-02T23:48:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T03:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=174730"},"modified":"2018-08-02T23:49:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T03:49:23","slug":"alvarez-allies-elect-de-vera-minority-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/02\/alvarez-allies-elect-de-vera-minority-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvarez, allies elect De Vera as minority leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_174732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174732\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/devera-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174732\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/devera-e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and his allies at the House of Representatives have elected ABS partylist Rep. Eugene de Vera as their minority leader. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.congress.gov.ph\/members\/images\/17th\/devera-e.jpg\">(Photo: House of Representatives)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and his allies at the House of Representatives have elected ABS partylist Rep. Eugene de Vera as their minority leader.<\/p>\n<p>Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fari\u00f1as said on Thursday their group, composed of 13 members, have &#8220;unanimously elected&#8221; de Vera as the new minority leader during their meeting at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The members include: de Vera, Alvarez, Fari\u00f1as, Pampanga Rep. Juan Pablo Bondoc, Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado, Leyte Rep. Lucy Gomez, Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano III, LPGMA partylist Rep. Arnel Ty, Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Aileen Radaza, Compostela Valley Rep. Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, Makati City Rep. Manuel Monsour Del Rosario III, and Lanao del Sur Rep. Mauyag Papandayan Jr.<\/p>\n<p>The issue on the composition of the minority and its leadership remains unresolved as plenary debates have been held on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The three factions coveting the opposition bloc are the following: Alvarez\u2019 allies; the Liberal Party-Makabayan bloc led by Marikina City Rep. Romero Quimbo; and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez\u2019 group, which seeks to retain its minority status despite the fact that 14 of its 17 members voted for Arroyo as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Fari\u00f1as earlier said de Vera is the \u201cacting minority leader\u201d after most of Suarez\u2019 bloc \u201cabandoned\u201d the minority by voting for Arroyo.<\/p>\n<p>Fari\u00f1as, during Monday&#8217;s session, warned the current leadership that he will bring the minority issue before the Supreme Court if it will insist on Suarez as the minority leader.<\/p>\n<p>According to House rules, the minority bloc will be comprised of congressmen who did not vote for the elected Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The rules also state that members who voted for the winning candidate automatically become part of the majority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and his allies at the House of Representatives have elected ABS partylist Rep. 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