An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Filipinos should be conscious that the presidency is an entitlement that should not be given to someone simply because the candidate is popular but does not have the capacity to lead the country.
The Speaker believed Sen. Panfilo Lacson still has a ‘hangover’ from what went on in previous congresses.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, was the first to nominate Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano for speaker and squelched all talk of a last-minute “coup.”
President Rodrigo Duterte has settled the contest for the next speaker of the House of Representatives, announcing on Monday that one of his top allies, Taguig Rep. Allan Peter Cayetano, will succeed outgoing House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
