Discontent had been growing in the House of Representatives long before the coup that erupted on Monday and led to the downfall of Pantaleon Alvarez and the rise, once again, of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Read moreOUTGOING Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales was indifferent to Pampanga second district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s new position as Speaker of the House of Representatives and said that another case that had been filed against her for the alleged misuse of state charity intelligence funds should continue even after her retirement at the end of July. Arroyo […]
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Moments before President Rodrigo Duterte was to deliver his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, suspense and confusion gripped the nation with the kind of power struggle possibly never before seen in Philippine politics.
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Read moreNEWLY installed Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Pampanga feels “honored” to sit as the top leader of the House of Representatives. The former president issued the statement less than 24 hours after she staged a “coup” of sorts when 184 lawmakers across party-lines wrested the Speakership from Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. “I am extremely […]
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If there are people planning to make Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the first prime minister of the Philippines, then they must think twice.
On Tuesday, Senator Panfilo Lacson issued a stern warning against any moves to amend the 1987 Constitution that would pave the way for Arroyo’s election as prime minister.
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Read moreFORMER president and Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga has secured 214 votes, which is enough to replace Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte as the fourth highest-ranking elected official in the country, an insider from the House of Representatives said on Monday. A source, who has been a congressional staff for more than a decade, […]
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Read moreTHE House of Representatives failed to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on Monday at the opening of the Third Regular Session of Congress ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA). The delay stemmed from a fight for the Speakership between incumbent Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte and Pampanga […]
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Read moreALLIES of President Rodrigo Duterte at the House of Representatives are moving to oust Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to install former president and Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga in his place, a ranking House leader said on Monday. The source, who declined to be named ahead of the All-Majority bloc caucus this morning, revealed that political […]
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