Fuming senior lawmakers tells Cabinet members to keep off House affairs 0 SHARES Share it! Why should they meddle in our affairs,” Rep. Johnny Pimentel (PDP-Laban, Surigao del Sur) in a separate statement. “The Cabinet has no business whatsoever to meddle with the affairs of the House. For his part, Pimentel called on Cabinet men to “respect the independence of the legislative branch.”“Let us settle the speakership issue among ourselves,” he stated. Atienza aired strong suspicions that the Cabinet “maneuverings for the speakership” were aimed at supporting Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano’s bid to become the next speaker.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 03, 2019 05:03 UTC