Velasco vows not to meddle with House minority 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Ben RosarioPro-administration congressmen will no longer be allowed to form a “company union” and claim acknowledgment as minority bloc should the House of Representatives chooses Marinduque Rep. Lord Alan Velasco as its next speaker. The Majority will not meddle in the minority,” Velasco told reporters in an ambush interview yesterday. “During my watch, let the majority be the majority and let the minority be the minority. Under the rules of the Lower House, the candidate who garners the second largest number of votes after the winning speaker will be recognized as the minority leader.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 23, 2019 11:26 UTC