(CMD) President Martin Romualdez yesterday confirmcd the statement of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte"Carpio that he is eyeing the speakership of the 18th namc as one of tha con- I arn working very hard HNp. , puno atso citect n-Np ltur i"a of cours€ in the eloquently represent the teDders." added Romual- to cnsure my victorv jn . "rhc rh. NUP \UP is r- ;n rn ., { ,, n,r. ..rinr.,rt .r Co siin";;l;;-i,;,,",, r.. AIr.,,1,, Ho,,se H"u_e ol of RcDr.senta_ ,:lez. lh, .oin,nq i l..r,on. ...id olilinn dgre,,n, rr *itlr rtir- ul,,;.. ,, , 1 . . . r,, r I , r, H, pr. se.ra_ , . .,n.t r,r,_,..srjd pui,". Congress and the cour)- tN in irlteraci:lons with Du ng a recent in KnmuJlLltsz. rlrts HugponJ Np pagbu sr, rlrnr l,,,d"r..lrru hrr. ,
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tervicw in Pateros. l)u rr c. r' rrr,1r ,r, \i t, t,. bar,n lHNP Pa"'v Wp 1,.,r,.,1 a"ns.".-rii;lt,rn "o rrj-rr,u.. 1.,.r .,rppnrr rhn,anJi said Puno. "I corlirm the state- lerte sai d she learncd ment, lhe Nrlional t]ni- are com)nilted to supporr i"ri.i"" iii* hat,,- firi Srrlakcr ot pn:s "But it is early in the ment 0f Nlayor Sa.a that Romualdez might scr|l{ ty Pafty (NUP).yorverl to the candidate,1br Sieak ""- I am interested in thc tbe House )eaderslrip. support the caDdidrre fijr er of ihe HNp lf thcl- ---,:11;. ;;;,":. idont trrxlrigo ,,Rorty', prcccss, the congressmen bhe HNp Duterre L,trere "i,1.,r,., gNp ae stitl need to undergo lhe speakership iace of thc "Nabalitaan ko na in- SpeJkcr oi aJrt,,,, H rs- hoo-e rn , ndor.p j- ,,,,. crdr nol "truuta k, ,,r,dor.,e rlr clecti(nr process- .And lhe l8lh Congr.ss, said Ro, tcrested din si soon Lo bc pole ng P;,j l,j,L,r'o 'said Pu ,o. ad,trnl "',, ".,,,,,r,.-r,,"" b, rh.'r i.,,,,, hndl. lvill still await the mualdez, fbrr]rer House Oongressman MartiI tto, 'HNP' lik, v.l.,r i' ,lid NUP r. nor he ri-td.,,r "nli-rin; r1,.,;,..'il...i,r"lli .:lf rh.. \t, (n^"."- NIJP consultations * ith the Indeperrdcr1t BLoc Lead- cr of the 17th Coig]ess mualdez," said I)utcri-c. uhFn iL,oark, J 5r-;,k.r i' c A"r, r;, "ia. i,,,.f ,^. ,ii"", e", "r,; nor r,, ,.n,t,,rsH aj.\ con Hugpong ng Pagbabago, Romualdcz r.allirnlcd !i,orrr -qir(aprC;rr 5peakar!h,p nr I.t,, t ,!\. , ti,f \t,...k.,, *hich we hope rvili tran- and a three term Leyte his comoitment i.o sup ra.t Juh. ^rr,'\o ,r Hous" ",r,r I,r nrpnri, n.. n ]_.c-rn,.,r conglessman, \rhen port Pr.esidcnt lt1)drig0 , \LIp Pr.sid., I llur,,I anr,gre-- ,n rl,, l,{ri, Lesi,lat ,,orn rt,..tjx,.urirc l;t-p q_l;Li li.r lar. spire alter the elections. r. br:nchcs"""al rr" orn rcndi.lrr^ l.r. The NUP rvill heed asked to conmcnt. 'R!.1\" l),rteri! r l, g;sLa .r^ t- n". Innrrtsr e.crp W^ .ur,t,,,r r, ,J rh, c,,;rnrrnnr . nd h,..- r-r,l Sppcl.er \\' F adl.ise liom the HNP on "Many colrgressmcn r:rv ut rh, t,,.p,.,,,.nr UNt'hr,,,, ,t,,\ $,,,h,.d ,.t._ ..l,,rtd rarnar s.,ppn, ,he who they believe can aspire fol. that position- I "As a MalrranilnR ,,1 lh. lnl, ri.,r'.r,J l.,,cil r,,' ,',,. ,.i,.,r..,r, ,,' :;i;;;_,_.',;;;1"; .,oi,- r" w, ll ,anar.tJrp $ho .-ulport_ best serve the DLrt€rte am humblcd and hon- ally, it rs mt dulr tu pusir 9:,v. li,rFn, ,t''|ti,...int//)1rn,.r rr..,,r,.,,, ,jr,,,,. ,;;;,,,;,.i "rr,,ri,,.. .,." pr" ,tpnr Dur^rr,..'ha. adninislr:rtion as Speak- orcd that shc (Nlavor the lcgislative asenda ol NUP s,rr Ior al,..rr,lorr ir:/ Mccapag,.t AIr,,r,, .,. ,m,,n,1.. rh. A;;;);; r.ru,r.r ,it ,.. rt,, t-r,,id,..r L.\Hrrrlr.arl er of thc House of R€rp Sara) mentioned "my the Presidert. I.lighl now, coJlrlr'n igrc, r,,, r.l b;rh Speak,r. -ei.l t',,r,,, .rJ cunirHr-mJn rr rh, , r1" ri,.,"". ur',d said Puno. "ho ""n .esentatives." Pc-1S c i2-