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THUnSDAI JULY 4 2019

Another Davao City rep

floated for speakership
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By Vince Angelo C. Fe elas see the 1nf coun-
Repofter ward with urgency in serving our
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'Marinduque ReP. Lord Allan JaY
HUGPoNG NG Pagbabago (IINP), a re- Q. velasco, a member of and has been
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gional party led by Davao City Mayor by the ruling Partido De-
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suru l,rt""iu-carpio, endorsed another ""ndors"d
Davao city congressman, 3d District (pop-f-aban) party, was previously the
Rep. Isidro T, Ungab, for the House apparent HNPbet for spea-kership grven
speaker race.
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The party made the announcement nationwide canpaign.
after Davao City 1"r District Rep. Paolo In at least one HNP campaign so!-
Z. Duterte, brother of Ms. Carpio, an- tie, Ms. Carpio raised the hand of Mr'
noulced that he is consideling making a Velasco and introduceil him as the next
bid for the top-post il thj_House. speaker.
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party), congressman p.oto oot".te;iJ Meanwhile, another sp-e+e]'sliiphoee-
solve the con{ict amorrg d" tuI, Bavan Muna Rel
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the conflict among the other
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HNP cited that ministration wifft Arjay L' Balilbin
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banker before joining politics, is an ex-
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Mr. Ungdb, in a separate statement,
said he is "honored" by the endorsement '**^,YXHto/et
and that he is "a good soldier under the
command of every Filipino."
He also committed "to supPort the
Legislative Agenda of President Rodrigo
Duterte, ensure furtler economic grow'th,
lower poverty incidence and to help create
more opportunities for all Filipinos."
HNP further suggested t}Iat the other
candidates for speakership can take
other crucial House positions.
1We suggest that Cong. Alan Peter
Cayetano take the Majority Leader po-
sitioL Cong. Lord Alan Velasco to take
the Appropriations Committee, and
Cong; Martin Romualdez to head the
Accounts Committee," said the party