{"id":270700,"date":"2020-10-03T04:14:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T08:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=270700"},"modified":"2020-10-03T04:14:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T08:14:46","slug":"velasco-urges-cayetano-to-pass-2021-budget-resign-on-oct-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/03\/velasco-urges-cayetano-to-pass-2021-budget-resign-on-oct-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Velasco urges Cayetano to pass 2021 budget, resign on Oct 14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Velasco said Cayetano’s attempt to hang on to the speakership on the “pretext” of the budget deliberations for the 2021 national budget only raises suspicion. (File Photo<\/a>: Lord Allan Jay Velasco\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Friday appealed to House of Representatives Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to finish the deliberations on the proposed PHP4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 and resign by October 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaker Cayetano, you gave your word in front of the President to honor the term-sharing agreement. Please, I appeal to you, finish the budget and resign on October 14,\u201d Velasco said in a video posted on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming days and weeks and months, let us show the public that we, as your representatives, are still decent, honorable, and trustworthy leaders whose only agenda is to serve the people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Velasco said Cayetano’s attempt to hang on to the speakership on the “pretext” of the budget deliberations for the 2021 national budget only raises suspicion.<\/p>\n

\u201cBudget\u00a0ba ito para sa bayan o<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0ng mga barkada mo<\/em>?\u00a0Makabuluhang<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0ba ito sa gitna ng pandemya o malaking<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0ba ito para sa grupo mo<\/em>? (Is this budget really for the nation or for your [Cayetano] group? Is this really a significant budget amid the pandemic or a huge budget for your group?),\u201d he said. \u201cIs this why Speaker Cayetano and his sidekicks are adamant in fiercely fighting the peaceful transition of House leadership? Is this why Speaker Cayetano is trying to blackmail President (Rodrigo) Duterte and hold the budget hostage if his term is not extended?\u201d<\/p>\n

Velasco hit back at Cayetano, whom he said “shamelessly and unabashedly resorted to attacking me and spreading lies.”<\/p>\n

He argued that this is the House\u2019s top leader’s “desperate attempt” to hang on to power and tighten his grip on the chamber’s helm.<\/p>\n

Cayetano offered to step down in a speech before fellow lawmakers on Wednesday amid the speakership row stemming from a 15-21 term-sharing deal with Velasco.<\/p>\n

The House plenary rejected Cayetano’s offer of resignation with a 184-1-9 vote.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said Duterte would no longer interfere in the House speakership row between his two allies because he recognizes the votes of its members.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, said lawmakers have to respond to the President\u2019s appeal to passing the proposed PHP4.5-trillion budget for 2021 without delay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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