Alvarez woos

Sara support
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Given a fresh mandate in Davao del Nofte

for another shot at the IIouse Speakership, Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday revealed Daily Tribune
he will also seek the of Davao City

Alvatet woos Sara support

The former House Speaker said he is ready to try to win the support of President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter
after she worked for his ouster from the Speakership last year
From page , Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was elected on 23 in the Philippines.
July 2018 - the same day that President Duterte "Yes, so with the dissolution of marriage,
Mayor Sara Duterte to bolster his bid for the delivered his third State ofthe Nation Address. civil union and other amendments in the
House leadership. "It (his ouster) is water under the bridge," Family Code to respond to the changing times,'
the former House Speaker said he is ready said Alvarez. "Let's not talk about it and let's Alvarez said.
to try to win the support of President Rodrigo look forward. " House leadership wil be tough,
Ihe race to the
Dutefie's daughter after she wor(ed for his He said his goal to become Speaker again is however, as the Nationa.list People's Coalition
ouster from the Speakership last year. diven by his intention to help the administration's (NPc)joined the Davao City Mayor Saxa Duterte
"I will work to win the support of Sara legislative agenda in the second half of President in her support of Velasco.
Duterte,' said Alvarez. "l will try my best." Rofuigo Duterte's term.
Alvarez was the Speaker of the "I want to still help the administration in I will work to win tfte support of Sa,ra
first two Regular Sessions its second half," said Alvarez. "There are still Duterte.
of ihe 17th Congress, legislative agenda that needs to be approved,
until incumbent and we will help the administration.' A ranking member of the NPC said his
Speaker Alvarez also noted that he has the support partlmates have agrqed with the president's
o of his colleagues as he is expected to go daughter's'support of Velasco.
rp'olr P, head-tGhead with other lawmakers also lTing
for the Speakership. They include newly-
The NPC has 36 members in the 18th Congess.
But while Saxa had introduced Velasco as "the
elected Taguig Rep, Alan Peter Cayetano, next Speaker" during the Hugpong ng PagbabaSo
ALVAREZ
Marinduque Rep, Lord Allan Velasco and sorties, she also did the same for Romualdez.
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez. The Partido Dernokratiko Pilipino (PDP), of
In a previous interview, which Velasco is a member, has 83 members
Alvarez said he is not giving elected in the House 0f Representatives.
up on his priodty Iike the Alvarez is a leading PDP otri;ial.
reimposition of the death Duxing a media briefing held by PDP last
penalty and instituting week, campaign manager Sen. Mamy Pacquiao
absolute divorce and said a meeting will be held in June to finalize the
dissolution of marriage possible ca.ndidates for the two leadership posts: