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I WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR AS THE NEXT SPEAKER – VELASCO

Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco said the term-sharing agreement he has with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano still stands. “Sa akin, ang alam ko, tuloy pa rin (As far as I know, the deal still stands). An agreement is an agreement. A gentleman’s agreement is a gentleman’s agreement,” Velasco said. “A gentleman’s agreement is a gentleman’s agreement.”  “Based […]

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PASS DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE BILL – VELASCO

Following a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that rocked Mindanao recently, several House members are urging the swift passage of a bill creating a government agency that will specifically deal with disasters and other calamities in the country. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco said there is now an immediate need for the passage of the administration’s version […]

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PDP-LABAN OPEN TO TERM-SHARING OF SPEAKERSHIP POST – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III said the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is open to the term-sharing of the speakership post at the House of Representatives for the 18th Congress. Pimentel, president of the ruling party, noted however that the term-sharing arrangement would only be amenable if Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will hold […]

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‘MURANG KURYENTE’ BILL WON’T HURT GOV’T COFFERS – VELASCO

The “Murang Kuryente” bill that was approved by the bicameral conference committee will cut down the cost of electricity without exhausting the government’s financial resources, a lawmaker at the House of Representatives has said. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco, a member of the bicam panel that approved the measure, pointed out that the bill is […]