{"id":271829,"date":"2020-10-15T00:05:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T04:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=271829"},"modified":"2020-10-15T00:05:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T04:05:57","slug":"house-names-2-new-deputy-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/15\/house-names-2-new-deputy-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"House names 2 new deputy speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_271830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-271830\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sessionmay4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-271830\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sessionmay4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sessionmay4.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sessionmay4-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-271830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The House of Representatives on Wednesday named two new deputy speakers following the election of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as Speaker. (PNA File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The House of Representatives on Wednesday named two new deputy speakers following the election of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>1-PACMAN party-list Rep. Michael Romero, a known ally of Velasco, was reinstated as deputy speaker less than two weeks after he was removed from the post by then Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.<\/p>\n<p>Romero replaced Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, a close Cayetano ally.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte\u2019, whose slot as deputy speaker was given to another Velasco ally, Oriental Mindoro Rep. Doy Leachon, was elected as the chairman of the House Committee on Cccounts on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Cayetano reminded Velasco that there should be no changes in leadership positions and committee chairmanships at the House of Representatives in line with their term-sharing agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am just asking Cong. Velasco who will be our new Speaker\u00a0<em>na sabi mo sa akin palabra de honor,<\/em>\u00a0then\u00a0<em>palabra de honor din sa side niyo. Dahil malinaw na sinabi ng ating Pangulo na<\/em>\u00a0he doesn\u2019t want disruption so\u00a0<em>walang palitan ng kahit sinong<\/em>\u00a0chairmanship\u00a0<em>at<\/em>\u00a0leadership sa Kongreso (you told me word of honor, then have word of honor also. Because our President (Rodrigo Duterte) clearly he doesn&#8217;t want disruption, so no changes should be made in chairmanship and leadership),\u201d Cayetano said in a Facebook live video.<\/p>\n<p>Following his removal as deputy speaker, Villafuerte said he would still continue to support the legislative agenda of Duterte in whatever capacity he can.<\/p>\n<p>Villafuerte, however, said it is up to the new House leadership to explain why \u201cthey are violating the commitments they have made\u201d regarding the agreement that no changes in leadership and committee chairmanships in the lower chamber shall be made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House needs to be united, and I am all for that. But it has to come from the top. Words need to be backed up by action. We cannot talk of palabra de honor only when it suits our personal ambitions&#8211;we must live it, breath[e] it, and embody it in all we do. That is what it takes to be the true Speaker,\u201d he said<em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 The House of Representatives on Wednesday named two new deputy speakers following the election of Marinduque Rep. 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