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Tag: speaker of the house of representatives

Lord Allan Velasco Sara Duterte Alan Peter Cayetano House of Representatives Speaker
The Philippines 
October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

‘Lord’ of the House: Velasco outmuscles Cayetano in the tug-of-war for House Speaker

Posted By: Louie Encabo 778 Views alan peter cayetano, featured, house of representatives, lord allan velasco, sara duterte, speaker of the house of representatives

The struggle for House Speaker has culminated with Marinduque congressman Lord Allan Velasco emerging on top. After more than a year of playing tug-of-war,

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Lord Allan Velasco Alan Peter Cayetano Rodrigo Duterte House of Representatives Philippines
The Philippines 
October 2, 2020October 4, 2020

The ‘Speaker Wars’ exposes the cracks in the Duterte administration

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1001 Views alan peter cayetano, featured, house of representatives, lord allan velasco, rodrigo duterte, speaker of the house of representatives

When former House Speaker Gloria Arroyo announced her retirement from politics before the 2019 elections, no one anticipated how big a power vacuum she

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Ramon Ang House Speaker
The Philippines 
July 15, 2019

Why the “Speaker Wars” is actually a battle between oligarchs

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3104 Views alan peter cayetano, featured, lord allan velasco, martin romualdez, oligarchy, ramon s. ang, speaker of the house of representatives

Many thought that when President Rodrigo Duterte intervened and made a “decision” on who the next House Speaker will be that the infighting within

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Alan Peter Cayetano and Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
July 12, 2019

In memory of: the separation of powers of the Philippine government

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2386 Views 1987 Philippine Constitution, alan peter cayetano, featured, lord allan velasco, martin romualdez, rodrigo duterte, speaker of the house of representatives

The Philippines is defined in the 1987 Constitution as being a “republican state”, this means that it follows the republican structure of government wherein

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Lord Allan Velasco, Allan Peter Cayetano, Martin Romualdez collage
The Philippines 
July 5, 2019July 5, 2019

Speakership race shows cracks in pro-Duterte alliance

Posted By: Louie Encabo 956 Views alan peter cayetano, featured, house of representatives, lord allan velasco, martin romualdez, speaker of the house of representatives

As influential as President Rodrigo Duterte may be, he alone does not hold a monopoly of power in the Philippines. Rather, the force that

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