{"id":271701,"date":"2020-10-13T07:15:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T11:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=271701"},"modified":"2020-10-13T07:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T11:15:16","slug":"velasco-cayetano-vow-to-work-together-to-pass-2021-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/13\/velasco-cayetano-vow-to-work-together-to-pass-2021-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Velasco, Cayetano vow to ‘work together’ to pass 2021 budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s meeting with Velasco and Cayetano at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1an Palace. (File: ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The rivalry between newly-elected Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano has ended after the two agreed to \u201cwork together\u201d for the timely passage of the proposed PHP4.5-trillion national budget for 2021, Malaca\u00f1ang said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s meeting with Velasco and Cayetano at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1an Palace.<\/p>\n

Also present in the meeting were Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Senator Christopher \u201cBong\u201d Go.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s meeting with House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano pushed through in the early afternoon of Tuesday, October 13,\u201d Roque said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The meeting took place minutes after the House ratified Velasco’s speakership election on Tuesday’s plenary session, essentially ousting Cayetano who tendered his irrevocable resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the course of the meeting, the two representatives agreed to work together as one majority in order to ensure the timely passage of the 2021 budget and other priority legislation of the Duterte administration,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

With the end of the speakership row, Roque said Duterte is now optimistic that the proposed 2021 budget will be passed on time.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, the President is very optimistic\u00a0na mapapasa po iyan kasi naisantabi na nga po iyong pulitika<\/em>\u00a0(that it will be passed on time because they were able to set aside politics) and they can now concentrate on passing the budget in the House,\u201d he said in a Palace press briefing.<\/p>\n

Last Thursday, Duterte, in a public address, urged the Congress to set aside politics and prioritize the timely passage of the proposed 2021 national budget which will be used to respond to the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Duterte also issued Proclamation 1027 on Friday calling on the Congress to hold a special session from Oct. 13 to 16 to resume the congressional deliberations on the 2021 national budget.<\/p>\n

Congrats, Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Palace press briefing that took place before the Palace meeting, Roque congratulated Velasco for being elected as new Speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur congratulations then to the new Speaker of the House, Congressman Lord Allan Velasco. But as I said, that\u2019s a decision of the House of Representatives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque expressed confidence that cooperation between the Executive and House of Representatives will continue under Velasco\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to working closely with Speaker Lord Allan Velasco because he is also a very close ally of this administration\u00a0at ang tingin ko naman po magpapatuloy ang buong kooperasyon ng Ehekutibo at ng Kongreso<\/em>\u00a0(and I think the full cooperation of the Executive and the Congress will continue) under the leadership of Congressman\/Speaker Lord Allan Velasco,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also thanked Cayetano for serving his term.<\/p>\n

It was Duterte who brokered a term-sharing agreement in 2019 where Cayetano would serve as the Speaker until October 2020 while Velasco would take over and assume the position until 18th Congress ends in 2022.<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte\u2019s call to end the budget impasse in Congress could have helped resolve the speakership tussle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the message was received by everyone that the President really needed the early passage of the proposed 2021 budget.\u00a0Kung hindi po siguro dahil dito ay lalo pang napahaba iyong agawan sa puwesto<\/em>\u00a0(If it were not for his message, perhaps their rivalry for the position will be even longer),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Duterte was able to convey his message that passage of the proposed 2021 budget was more important than anything at the time of pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, made it very, very clear that at the time of Covid,\u00a0hindi pupuwedeng maantala iyong<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0niya para maging kasagutan dito sa pandemyang ito<\/em>\u00a0(his budget cannot be derailed because it is the answer to this pandemic). And we thank the House of Representatives for that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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