Thursday, June 27,2019

terday,warned
the looming
of thd loornine collapse
r of the 54-strong Party-
list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) after
its president, l-Pacman party-list Rep. Mikee
Ro_mero, unilaterally backed the speakership
bid of Marinduque Rep. Lord AIIbn Velascb
without their consentr t4
'yan. UnTair 'yun. lasco. Thire rvus no
That was illegal, and such decisioL- said
lhere was no basis Defensor.
for that," qefe4sqr Ako Bicot party-
Ana}alusugan told reporters during list Rep. Aifredo
Repre s edtati v e - e Iect the coalition caucui Garbin aiso said the
Mike Defensor of key leaders of all partv-list bloc has
branded as illegal the political parl,ies and not yet decided on
action of Romero influential blocs in who to support for
who signed the con-
troversial manifesto
-fpace
the inco6 ing 18th Speaker.
Congress aimed at "As far as l,he co-
using his title as committinq l,hem" aliIion is concerned-
pre si dent of the selves to l-h e speak- wala pa ka6ing na-
PCFI. addiD s more ership bid of Leyte endorie. Mavbe he
thsn 30 paity-list Representa!ive-elict signed in his person-
la wmakers support Martin Romualdez al- capacity but the
the speakershi p bid and to the legislative same can;ot be at-
of Leyte Rep. Martin agenda of President rributed to the col-
Ro mu a 1de z. Rodrigo Duterte held lective decision of
"Itong ginawa ni at Seda Hotel Vertis the members of the
Cong. Mikee Romero North. c o aliti on,' said
as president, kung "We would like, in Garbin.
ginawa sana ito na clear teams, to repu- As of _the time
press
individual preference diate tbe representa- yesterday. party-
niya, walang proble- tion of Con!. Mikee Iist bloi was s'chei-
ma. But to speak for Romero sayi og the uled to resolve lbe
the party-list bloc. parry-list bloc al- decisi o o of Rolll e ro
it's unfair to us. Hiu- reqdy. decided for - to. support. Velasco.
di n a! aglus ap an Coogi Lbrd Allan Ve- 'Ryan Ponce Pdcpaco

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