Nacionalista, NUP back Cayetano in speakership race

y DELON PORGALLA in the House o{ Representa- firmed" its "comnlitment to massive votb-buy_ing activities speakership race. that Romualdez is a "swe
ner" in the speakership race i{
The camp of returning "The NUP leadership is beiome speaker of tlle House." About 95 House members Speaker Munir Arbison sees Duterte will indeed keeo his
aguig City'representativE supporting for speaker foriner Cayetino sits as NP's secre- belong to the dominant and cbngressman-elect Martin hands off on the matter- '
.lan Peter Cayetano disclosed congressman, former senatot tary general. ruling PDP-Laban of President Romualdez of Leyle as lhe Suarez said Rornualdez'
esterday that they have at former foreign affairs secretary Villafuerte said NP adheres Duterte, 33 lawmakers come emerging winner in the contest manifesto of support relched
:ast o5 votes from lawmak- and now congressman-elect to a "principled campaign" for from the Nationalist People's in case Duterte decides not to the "magic number" or more
rs in the Nacionalista ParW Cayetano, whdis someone all speafershif and expiessid dis- Coalition,l S,f rom the opposi- meddle inthechoiceof speak- than 156, which is enough to
rlP) and National Unity Puriy .or{gr"rsmen can count on and may over re.:ports of ;otebuying. tion Liberal Party anil'five er, or in a free-for-all figlit.
win the speakership race.
$UP) for the speak6rshii loof up to," Puno, a former /We are'conducting refirlit fro- Lakas-CMD.' "Martinhas the edgeYf Presi
Romualdez holds a Bach-
tce. interioi and Iocal government meetings and consultationswith Rep. Mikee Romero of par- dent Duterte will not intervene elor of Arts in Government
In separate slatements, the secretary said. - the NUI party-list rcpresenta- ty-list lPacman, who heads the in the race," the Sulu congress-
from Cornell University and a
9-man \UP - through its NP's"stand, on the other tives and'conqressmen from 54-member Party-list Coaliiion man said. "Otherwise, of cburse Certificate of Special Studics in
rairman Ronaldo Pun"o and hand, was revealed by party other political fartles. They ap- Foundation lni., earlier said whoever is lhe President's Administration and Manage-
eputy secretary general Brian stalwa-rts House Deputy Sfeai<- preciate and share Cayetino's they are the second biggest choice wiJl be the speaker." ment from Harvard Universitv.
amsuan - expressed support er Raneo Abu and Camarines principled way to the speaker- power bloc in the lower cham- House Minority Leader He earned his Bachelor 6f
)r Cayetano along with NB Sur Rep. LRav Villafuerte. The ship. ln fact, we are gaining ber after PDP-Laban and will Danilo Suarez also said in a Laws degree from the U:river-
,hich'has about 37 members two siid thti party has "af- trafoon fast despite re[orts o"f .be aforceto reckon with.in the
lews conference last week sity of the Philippines.

" pAct - /o"