{"id":234784,"date":"2019-10-16T21:06:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T01:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=234784"},"modified":"2019-10-16T21:06:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T01:06:30","slug":"prrd-to-decide-fate-of-speakership-term-sharing-deal-cayetano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/16\/prrd-to-decide-fate-of-speakership-term-sharing-deal-cayetano\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD to decide fate of Speakership term-sharing deal: Cayetano"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cayetano was reacting to questions about the possibility that he may continue to serve as Speaker after 15 months. (File Photo;<\/a> Alan Peter Cayetano\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW CLARK CITY, Capas, Tarlac<\/strong>\u00a0— Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said the term-sharing agreement he had with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco still stands.<\/p>\n

He, however, said he would let President Rodrigo Duterte decide on the continuity of his leadership after 15 months as Speaker.<\/p>\n

In a press briefing, Cayetano said this is because the leadership of Congress is always brought about by the decision of the predominant party or a coalition.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it is a coalition, die-hard Duterte super coalition, or supermajority.\u00a0Ang<\/em>\u00a0head\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0coalition\u00a0na iyan ay ang Pangulo<\/em>, so while independent\u00a0ang Kongreso at hindi nakikialam ang<\/em>\u00a0Executive,\u00a0ang nagde-<\/em>decide for the coalition\u00a0ay iyung Pangulo<\/em>\u00a0(the head of the coalition is the President, so while the Congress is independent and free from intervention from the Executive, the one who decides for the coalition is the President),\u201d the Speaker said on the sidelines of the joint House and Senate site visit at the New Clark City sports facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I promised the President, I\u2019ll do a good job and one month or two months before\u00a0iyung<\/em>\u00a0middle or\u00a0pinag-uusapan<\/em>\u00a0(the middle or what has been agreed on), I\u2019ll go to him for instructions, so\u00a0kung ano ang<\/em>\u00a0instruction\u00a0ng Pangulo, iyun ang masusunod<\/em>\u00a0(whatever will be the President\u2019s instructions will be obeyed),\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

Cayetano was reacting to questions about the possibility that he may continue to serve as Speaker after 15 months.<\/p>\n

The Taguig-Pateros lawmaker however quickly assured Velasco that he has nothing to worry about, saying there is \u201cno use of talking about something\u00a0na malayo pa<\/em>\u00a0(that is still far away).\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut\u00a0wala namang dapat ikabahala iyung kahit sino kasi nga lahat naman tayo ay sumasang-ayon na ang Pangulo ang magde-<\/em>decide, and so far\u00a0mayroon siyang<\/em>\u00a0(But everybody has nothing to worry about because we have all agreed that the President will decide, and so far, he has a) standing the decision, so far that stands,\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

The House leader said what is important right now is for them to pass the legislative agenda of President Duterte.<\/p>\n

\u201cLahat naman kami, si<\/em>\u00a0Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and\u00a0si<\/em>\u00a0Congressman Velasco all agreed\u00a0dito.<\/em>\u00a0So\u00a0lahat po kami ngayon nakatutok sa trabaho<\/em>\u00a0(All of us, even Romualdez and Velasco, are in agreement here. That\u2019s why all of us are hard at work),\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I am working very well with everyone, especially our Majority Leader Martin who is producing in the House,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

President Duterte brokered the term-sharing agreement before the House elected Cayetano last July 22.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement, Cayetano would hold the post for 15 months, or up to October next year, after which Velasco takes over.<\/p>\n

Also under the agreement, Romualdez will be the House Majority Leader of the 18th Congress for three years.<\/p>\n

The possibility of the term-sharing agreement being scuttled was first brought out by Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga following Cayetano\u2019s 64-percent and 62-percent approval and trust ratings in the Pulse Asia survey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Speaker Cayetano sustains his good performance as shown by his high trust and approval ratings in the latest Pulse Asia quarterly report, there would be a groundswell among House members and the public for him to stay on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sure he will sustain that performance. There is no reason for him not to. So why change or swap horses in midstream? We might as well retain him as our Speaker for three years until June 30, 2022,\u201d Barzaga said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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