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rnDune Monday, 8 July 201 9
Daily Tribune

Speakership game over?


President's son, that he had discussed politically seen as a strong coalition,
3( Rep. Paolo Dutefte, the matter wiih his all other bets for speaker wil g\€ w&y
A third has given up on his father last Thursday. to the coalition's anointed, especia$
cand,idate thTeat to mn for the They agreed that the as it nould be strongb presumed by
who has speakership due to time has not yet come rnany politicians that Rep. Ungab,
the fracture having for Paolo, a frrst term the coalition bet endorsed by the
been arr sen amonp nls conlressman, to lead E€$idential duo, is also the anointed
nusn,no ^ - s alres over
talner the llouse. ofthe President, who has also made his
EnnBturing' the speakership fighr, The truth is, it stand a$jn$ iem€haxing in Congress.
Jorrrwr lhe core of which, so wouldn't have worked It's fatuty djfficult to dismiss the
senator now it is claimed, is the anyway because if political clout of President's daughter
@t gtstsn n alleged deal of the FR0l{Tu1{E Duterte flould resi$\ as Saxa Dutete, as she has lrwen that
he had claimed ea,rlier clout when she was said to have been
All,an Petet Power shaxing between Ninez Cacho-0livares
two candidates. should his son run for the political force in the ou$er of then
Cayetano,
has lost his Now, it seems that the the top Ilouse post, Paolo wouldn't Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
leading bets for the top House of have the same congressional clout But even with the percePtion of
impossible RepesentatiYes' post, have been he has a congressman-son of the Rep. Ungab's formidable backing
' bid to pushed to ihe sides, with a little incumbent President. of the brother-sister duo, RePs.
becomn nationally unknown politician' The perception of Ungab as the Romualdez of Leyte, Cayetano
speaker. Davao City third District Rep. Isi&o presidential anointed has grown of Taguig-Pateros and Velasco of
. Ungab, having just strengthened stronger, as several congressmen Marinduque claim they are not
his bid to become speaker of the already believe that the President's dropping out ofthe speakeship race.
House of Representatives, with statement and his chil&en's support In ahout a week
the presidentlal brother and sister abeady indicate Duterte's blessing
(( ard a half, which is
coalition endo$ing him. on their efforts to end the divisive Wlth the the opening daie for
There go the candidacies of speakership quarrel by endorsing presfulential the 18th Con$ess
wannabe speakers, Lord Allan Ungab as a compromise candidate. brother-sister and the scheduied i
Velasco, who was earlier seen as the As long as the perception that tea.m Jorning State of the Nation
se0et candidate of the President, the Dutertes and the Pal6r Famiil'in what can be Mdress of hesident
as well as another candidate, who remains that Ungab has the thumbs politically Drterte, the nation
appeared to have had the most of up ftom them, he will very probablY scnn aa will soon know
the earlier support of the plurality become the Speaker of the 18th a strong who the anointed
of congressmen, Rep. Martin Congress. Speaker will be and
coalition, all
Romualdez. What may prove politically other bets
who will never be,
A third candidate who has been positive for one, m4y be politically despite their public
pushing term-sha,fng, former senator negative for anbther'sihce with the
lor speaker declaxations of not
presidential son no longer in the
will give
no\{ congressftian Allan Peter wa,V to the
gh'ing up the fight.
Cayetano, has lost his impossible nmning for the top House Post, Vice Chances are
coalition'B high that many of
bid to become speaker. President Leni Robredo's biggest
anointed,. the candidates for
Neither will the prgsidential soq chance to become presideni via the
Paolo, become the next speaker, as Duterte resignation route, is lost. Speal<er will give way ln Ungab shot.tld
he junked his However, the lost opportuniw to he succeed in gaining the gavel.
threat to run succeed the today's President will Otherwise, the other contenders or
\ for Lhe toD probably have the Yellows, Reds even one of theq will become the
. and Whites, goback to plotting a minority leader - that is, if the rules
I no.t, tn$"s
coup, with the nuns and priests, are followed. they weren't folloled
including some cardinals and bishops the last t€rm.
' continuing with theA prayers for a Term-sharing, whether in the
political miracle to occur and for Senate or the llouse, hardly works,
them to lose the yellow politicat stink given the short time frame of three
that continues to cling to them. years as one congressional tem,
It is probabry accuate to siate that In the Eouse, a termsharing deal
with the presidential brothet-sister can mean that each speaker will have
team forming E'trat can be at least 1.5 years for the half+erm, in

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which he can build up more support
ftom the members of Congress ard
may €ven 8et enowh to get him elected
speaker with the other halfderm never
getting to serve as ihe Spealer.
Term-sha.ring this time will not
work again, s'hat with the coalition
bet, Ungab, having been anointed
as the compromise candidate, with
)' Sara's party having proposed thal
Cayetano will have the mqjoritY
leadenhip, Velasco as chairman of
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