A long last, the wait is over…the 18th
Congress has finally a Speaker of the House.
Taguig representative was chosen to be the bext
Speaker of the House of representatives, this after getting President Rodrigo
Duterte's endorsement for the House of Representatives speakership.
Cayetano will have to share the term with rival Marinduque
Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, as announced by the President.
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| President Duterte raising the hand of Taguig Rep. Allan Cayetano (photo credit to owner) |
Cayetano vowed to make the House of
Representatives a "congress of the people."
"We prayed to the Lord to give the president
good health and wisdom...we thank him for the announcement that he has
made," said Cayetano in a video addressing his Facebook followers, minutes
after Duterte's made his choice public.
Cayetano will be the Speaker
in the first 15 months, then Velasco will take over for the rest of the term,
which is around 21 months.
It was decided that Leyte
Rep. Martin Romualdez will be the Majority Floor Leader.
Cayetano offered his victory
to the Lord, and even quoted a Bible verse.
"Para sa ating
Panginoon, para sa ating bayan, let's all work together and lets not make it
about politicians, about ourselves, about the Duterte administration, something
that will uplift kabuhayan ng bawat Pilipino," Cayetano added.
Call to Unity
Cayetano also urged fellow
lawmakers to unite.
"Sa lahat ng
congressman, please join the Die-hard Duterte Super Majority-- the DDSM-- has
come to town. We're going to show that it's not only the president ang pwedeng
magkaroon ng political will kundi po pati ang ating House of Representatives,"
he added.
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