After all, the 2022 presidential election is already on the minds of many House members, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said. ADVERTISEMENTDispleasureThey did on Monday morning, and elected Cayetano as Speaker by a 266-28 vote, with two abstentions and a no-vote. He noted that a new Speaker must be elected after 15 months, hinting that a Velasco succession might not be a done deal. “At the end of the day, we really don’t know what will happen in 15 months. “So hopefully by the 15th month, as he said, he will step down, and then, like I said, we’ll still go back to an election for the next House Speaker,” Velasco said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 23, 2019 21:33 UTC