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TUESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2019II

House delivers on Duterte agenda


By MaricelV. Cruz spite the hotly coniested speakership
race-and rumblings over t}le week-
HOUSE leaders delivered President Rod- end that ihe term-sharing deal between
rEo Duterte's legislative agenda after House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and
processing 220 measues in 20 session Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco
days, House Majority Leader and Lele would be scuttled.
Rep. Manin Romualdez said Monday. Those measures. said Romualdez as
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"I am sure he will sustain that perfor- tion to deliver.the legislative agenda of
House... mance. There is no reason for him not to. the Presideqt, We answered the chal-
Frcm Al So why change or swap horses in mid- lenges and demands of our Suties and
stream? We might as well ret4in him as rcsponsibilities,"said Romualdez, president
chairman of the House Committee on our Speaker for three years until June 30, of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democmts.
Rules, included the quick approval of the 2022," said Barzaga of Cavite. "This will usher us to a good start.
P4.l-tillion national budget for 2020 and Romero, who *reads the 54-solon Par- Through the collective hard work and de-
the tax reform measures to promote the ty-list Coalition, added: "Like before we termination of House members under the
country as a riable investment desrinarion, elected our Speaker in July, most of us leadership of Speaker Cayetano, we are al-
He said the House assured the public congressmen would listen to what the ways focused and committed to pass qual-
that the congressmen would continue to Prcsident would suggest on this issue. But ity legislation at all times to make better
perform better. I think he would also listen to what we the life ofFilipinos," Romualdez said after
However, two other lawmakers saidover House members collectively will have to Cayetano got an impressive 64-percent ap-
the weekend that Cayetano was unlikely to say." proval and 62-peroent trust ratings based
be replaced given his current good perfor- Undcr an agreement brokered by Presi- on the September 2019 Ulat ng Bayan Sur-
mance as indicated by his recent high trust dent Rodrigo Duterte:.last July, Cayetano vey ofPulse Asia.
and approval survey ratings. would hold the post for 15 months or until Betbre Congress went on a monthlong
Dasmariflas City Rep. Elpidio Barzaga October 2020, after which Velasco lakes Halloween break on OcL 2, tha House of
Jr, said there would be "a groundswell over the Speakership. Representatives processed 220 measurcs
among House rnembers and the public" Rotnual&2, a lawyer and Fesident of o1 an average of 11 measures per day dur-
for Cayetano to stay on as Speaker, and thE !f,ilippine Constitution Association, ing the ?0 session days.
Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero of l-Pac- pr0loed bprh the mqiority and the minor- From July 22 to Oct. 8, 2019, Romualdez
man party-list said it woqld be ':difficult" fu/6 "tough Yg;( erhis in doing theirjobs said, the House ofReprcsentatives received
to replace .the Taguig-Pateros lawmakgr ef€dliabtv,' 5,566 measures and 70 committee reports.
if he rnaintains his good perfbrmance and ' 'iThe Hsuge as 4n Indtitution performed Of those, 5,121 werc bills and 445 were
survey ratings. Its tusks commendably and with distinc- resolutions.

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