Solons to oust Speaker Alvarez next session

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

Congressmen will be ousting Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez comes the resumption of the May 14, 2018 session, an insider at the House of Representatives said.

The source, who asked for anonymity, cited that Malacanang Palace was eyeing either Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco or Pampanga Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo to replace the blunt talking Speaker.

“It is seen that somebody will replace too the controversial and colorful Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Sr.,” he said.


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House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and
 Rep. Allan Jay Velasco.

Farinas, a highly skilled lawyer, is known as adviser of Alvarez on how the majority of the almost 300 members toe the lines at the lower chamber.

Both have been seen by many quarters as irreverent and condescending leaders of the lower house in the 17^th Congress.

Another government source cited that President Rodrigo Duterte was disgusted with the actuations of Alvarez like when he spoke in public that he could impeach the president.

Alvarez denied that accusation.

The source however said the Duterte family believed the informant who he is a trusted ally.

Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo

Duterte’s daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio, the mayor of Davao City, had a series of expletives laden scathing remarks in public against Alvarez after he said that the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) led by Carpio is another form of dynasty.

"The Philippines will be a better country if he is not Speaker. PRD (President Rodrigo Duterte) will be a stronger president without Alvarez," she said last February 22.

She called Alvarez as an "insecure slob" and a "fat sleaze," after the Speaker told mayors in Mindanao that she is already a part of the opposition after she formed the HNP.

The Davao City Mayor did not appreciate Alvarez supposedly telling media that she and her father were feuding and that she formed her regional political party without his blessing.

She even called the tough talking Speaker as fat sleaze, asshole, and callous faced.

                                   Duterte avoids Alvarez

Another source who has connection in Malacanang said that the president would not reciprocate the text messages of Speaker Alvarez through Secretary Christopher “Bong” Go.

 “The president did not answer the successive attempts of the Speaker to talk to him,” he said.

The insider however said that congressmen relished the generosity of the Speaker where they received “pabaon (vacation allowance) before they went for recess last March 23”

“Mabait ngayon si Speaker, may paba-on kami noong nag recess” the insider quoted a solon.

A speaker of the House of Representatives has more than three billion pesos allocation's yearly.

According to an old article of pcij.org, the House’s budget of P3.4 billion had so far escaped public scrutiny, and even the examination of the members of the House.

It was for general administration, and support, and operations, including locally-funded projects.

JAIME G. AQUINO, TMT ON APRIL 3, 2018

MANILA TIMES: Plot to oust Alvarez, Fariñas ‘confirmed’

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BY JAIME AQUINO

SEVERAL lawmakers in Northern Luzon confirmed on Monday that plans were afoot to oust House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Majority Floor Leader Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas.

One of the lawmakers who asked not to be identified said some representatives from Mindanao were going around Northern Luzon to gather support for their plan to install former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo as House leader. Fariñas, meanwhile, will be replaced by Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco of Marinduque.
He said Mindanao congressmen have been to the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Regions I, 2 and 3 talking to several congressmen there.

“The result of the consultation and meeting with us will be forwarded to President Rodrigo Duterte before the end of this month for his information and approval,” the source told The Manila Times.

He added that the ouster move would be announced to media once their group had gathered enough support.
Another lawmaker told The Times that he was 100 percent certain that Alvarez and Fariñas will be removed from their posts considering that all congressmen in Northern Luzon are allied with the ruling political party.

“Sa totoo lang galit na rin kami sa pamamahala ni Alvarez kaya lang di kami makapagkomento dahil si President mismo ang nagsabi sa amin noon na siya ang gagawin namin na house speaker after we took our oath as members of his political party (In truth, we are no longer happy with the way Alvarez is handling the House. We have been silent because the President himself asked us to install Alvarez as speaker),” he said.

Fariñas, a lawyer, is known as the adviser of Alvarez on how to get the almost 300 House members to toe the line. The sources said both were seen by many quarters as irreverent and condescending leaders.

Another source said Duterte was irked when Alvarez said in public that he could impeach the President. The House leader however denied the report.

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