Noynoy faces hostile Senate, House — Miriam 05/17/2010

VILLAR TO RECLAIM SENATE LEADERSHIP Noynoy faces hostile Senate, House — Miriam 05/17/2010 Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. will likely retake the leadership in the chamber which will be dominated by senators opposed to potential president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Villar ally Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said yesterday. Aquino’s Liberal Party (LP) is priming up to negotiate alliances in a bid to secure the leadership in the Senate but “they do not have the numbers,” Santiago said. An Aquino administration will also likely be faced with a House dominated by opposition parties led primarily by the Lakas-Kampi-CMD of outgoing president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo who is being groomed as Speaker.  Santiago, however, said the majority bloc in the Senate will likely play the role of the “loyal opposition” similar to what the parliament in the United Kingdom has to provide qualified support to policies of an Aquino administration. If we don’t have a loyal opposition in the Senate, the Aquino administration will likely have a chaotic government in which all branches of government are in conflict. Aquino, if he wins the presidency, will likely face a hostile Supreme Court because of his intransigence on recognizing the appointment of Associate Justice Renato Corona as Chief Justice. “If the opposition controls both houses, it will be difficult for Aquino to push his legislative agenda,” Santiago said in a radio interview....MORE Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100517hed1.html

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