{"id":94156,"date":"2017-03-15T21:10:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T01:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=94156"},"modified":"2017-03-15T21:10:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T01:10:41","slug":"arroyo-11-other-anti-death-bill-house-leaders-stripped-of-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/15\/arroyo-11-other-anti-death-bill-house-leaders-stripped-of-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Arroyo, 11 other anti-death bill House leaders stripped of posts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fari\u00f1as on Wednesday declared as vacant the posts of Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 11 other committee chairmen who voted against the death penalty bill. (Photo: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fari\u00f1as on Wednesday declared as vacant the posts of Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 11 other committee chairmen who voted against the death penalty bill.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday\u2019s plenary session, Fari\u00f1as moved to declare vacant 10 committee seats including: civil service and professional regulation, government reorganization, Muslim affairs, national resources, overseas workers affairs, people\u2019s participation, poverty alleviation, public information, women and gender equality, and special committee on land use.<\/p>\n

Fari\u00f1as also declared vacant the position for Deputy Speaker for Central Luzon, which was previously held by Arroyo.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sorsogon Rep. Evelina Escudero, who gave a no vote for the contentious measure, was replaced by Cebu Rep. Ramon \u201cRed\u201d Durano as head of the committee on basic education and culture.<\/p>\n

The sudden purge of House leaders happened before the lower chamber adjourned for its month-long Lenten break.<\/p>\n

The House leaders who voted against the death penalty bill and were stripped of their titles include: Batangas Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto chairing the committee on civil service and professional regulation; Quezon City Rep. Kit Belmonte chairing the committee on land use; Dinagat Islands Rep. Arlene Bag-ao chairing the committee on people participation; Buhay Partylist Rep. Michael Velarde Jr. chairing the committee on overseas workers affairs; Amin Partylist Rep. Sitti-Djalia-Hataman chairing the committee on Muslim affairs.<\/p>\n

Three leaders belonging to the Makabayan bloc also lost their posts, namely: Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate chairing the committee on natural resources; ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio chairing the committee on public information; and Gabriela Partylist Rep. Emmi De Jesus chairing the committee on poverty alleviation.<\/p>\n

Committee on government reorganization chair Henedina Abad and Committee on women and gender equality chair Emmeline Aglipay-Villar who were absent during the third reading vote on the death penalty bill were also plucked from their posts.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the fate of Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez Sato as member of the Commission on Appointments still remains undecided for voting against the administration\u2019s pet bill.<\/p>\n

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