Cayetano elected House speaker in ‘unprecedented’ term-sharing deal
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.”
Duterte favors Cayetano in race for House speaker
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.