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Sara's party flexes muscles,


fields own speakershiP bet
Coogrissman Isidro Ungab for of anothet candidate, Marinduque members of Congress suPPort-
BY WENDELL VIGIUA its own candidate for sPeaker,
ing him."
renrming Davao Ciry third district Speaket," the HNP said in a Press Reo. I-ord Allan Velasco of the rul-
ine' PDP-L^b^n. The presidential Sara on Tuesday said she was
ARE they teally doing their father Rep. Isidro Ungab, even if Paolo statement.
Ungabh entry would not onlY da-uqhter, however, has not Publicly surprised by het brothet's move
had expressed inrention to luo for
a favor?
maLelhe tace tighter just a few end-orsed Velascot bid even if he is and rerninded the Public of their I

As if dre entry of
Presidential the post to stop the division among
reDortedlv her Dersona.l bet. fatherh promise to resign of Paolo
son and Davao CitY ReP. Paolo the membets of the suPermaioritY weeks before the 18th Congress
opens session onJuly 22 but maY
'PoP-iuu^ri president Sen will join the race.
Duterte in the speaketshiP race bloc.
if President ,lqo worsen rhe division in the Koko Pimen{el, who had eadier "The President alreadY said
"Ii7e understand
is not enough, the Political Party
administtation coalition, which threatened party membels with he wilt resign if Cong. Pulong
of the President's daughtet has Duterte, because of delicadeza,
remains fragmented because of expulsion if tley would not back will (run; for r}e Speaker of the]
decided to join the fraY, furthet will not accept the intent of our House," Sara said.
brother ftom HugPong Tawong the number of speakershiP can- Velasco, issued a statement yestef- i
muddling the already confusing sa
In a speech during the oath
Lungsod, Congressman Paolo didates. day saying rhe partyis "open to the
race fot the post of House sPeaker taking of govetnment officials in
The Hugpong ng Pagbabago Duterte, to resolve the conflict Sara. who formed the local PartY jdea of term-sharing," Ptovided
among candidates Therefore, in the run-up to the 2019 midtelm Velasco "goes first silce he already
(HNP) of Davao City Mayor Sara of l Page 83
we are endorsing the bid of elections, is a kno.r.n close friend has an overwhelming number See SARA'S
Duterte-Carpio yesterday endorsed
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sion is cleady aimed, toq at stalling


SARA'S Speakership race," he said,
Romualdez said the President the "inevitable head-on collision
Malacaiang last May27, tle Pres- told the candidates "that he would of the facrions of the Duterte
ident told Paolo to let him know not meddle in t}le race and assured coalition."
he if was running for speaker so us also that he will not secretly '"They are all cleady posturing
that he can immediately tesign Pass on any order to support a now to favorably position them-
because it will not look good that candidate." selves in the run-up to the 2022
too many Dutertes are occupyilg Rep. Catlos Zarate QL, Bayatr elections," he said.
the most powerful positions in Muna) said the entry of Paolo and
the country. Ungab would further divide the UNGAB'S STATEMENT
Ungab is a four-term congress- alteady fragmented administration
man who formerly chaired both coalition. Ungab welcomed the HNP
the House committees on ways The supermaiority was divided endorsement, saying "I am deeply
a-nd means and on apptopria- after some PDP-Laban members honored for the endorsement
trons. opposed thel leaders' decision to as House Speaker. I am a good
The HNP ptoposed that the sign a manifesto of suppott for soldier under the command of
odrercondidates for speal<er be ap_ Velascot bid. every Filipino. I am ready, wilJing
pointed to other House positions "Most of those laing for the and capable to serve tn arry capac-
to solidiS the supermajority bloc. speaketship come from the same ity. I reiterate my cornmitrnent to
The party suggested that Taguig- coalition and they are pitted against suPPort the legrsladve agenda of
Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano each other," said Zarate, who is President Duterte- ensure firrther
of the Nacionalista Party be elect, eyeing the minority lealetship. economic gtow*r, lower poverty
ed majority leader, Velasco be the 'The Duterte coalitioq mirror does incidence and to help create mor€
chair of the appropriations com- not Jie: widening cracks are now opportunities for all Fi.lipinos."
mittee, and Leye Rep. Fetdiland very appdrenq and, it is ptobably
Martin Romualdez of Lak4e-CMD sooner than expected that it will NOGRALES W-EIGHS IN
be appointed chair of the accounts totally disintegrate."
comfiuftee. Zarate said each faction of "this President Duterte uzas "serious"
'Ve
earnesdy hope that every- coalition for convenience pursues vrhen he said that he would tesign
one can see the light in tlis option its own self-serving political and if his son, Paolq joins the speaker-
arrd move fotward with urgency economic intetests." ship mce.
in serving our country," the HNP 'A 'labolabo' (free-for-all) is Cabinet Secretary Karlo
said. what can be expected in the re- Nograles said this was the impres-
Romualdez said that vzbile he maining *ree years of the Duterte sion given by Sen. Christophet
respects the HNP's decision, he administration - to tl,e detriment "Bong" Go about the ptonounce-
vrill not back out of the speaker- and prejudice of out people," said ments of the President in May
ship tace. the Left-leaning lavirnaker. when he told his son not to run
"We respect HNP's endorse- Zarate said the HNP's proposal for speaker.
ment of its Speakership candi- for coalition members to just di- "I think Sen. Bong Go spoke
date. However, we will avzait the vide the key positions in the House about it already and if you go by
President's final say ofl tlte mattei of Repteseotatives "is ttuly em- words of Sen. Bong Gq vith him
Going back to the President's blematic of vrhat ails the country's knowing the President he most, it
last statement (on June 27), he paffooage system." vrould seem the President is seri-
maiatained his neutality in the Yeg he said the proposed divi- ous," Nograles said.

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