ADVERTISEMENT“Based on the gentleman’s agreement, I will see you next year as the next Speaker of the House,” the candidate of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan said. A gentleman’s agreement is a gentleman’s agreement,” he told reporters in a chance interview. But he added that it was still too early to be talking about the deal since it’s only November. The deal was brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte as the four-cornered speakership fight grew increasingly ugly. The third candidate, Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, was appointed majority leader, while the fourth candidate, Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, reclaimed chairmanship of the appropriations panel.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2019 20:36 UTC