Lakas-Kampi ‘Trojan horses’ to dominate LP
By Gerry Baldo 06/26/2010 Members of the outgoing ruling coalition, Lakas-Kampi-CMD, are set to dominate the House contingent of the Liberal Party when the 15th Congress opens next month. The move, described by Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño as “unprincipled on the part of Mrs. Arroyo’s allies,” would practically keep members of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD in a position of strength within the incoming administration with its members almost equally divided among the majority and the minority blocs in the House. “Company union is not allowed,” he stressed. Casiño, who is among those set to join the incoming administration’s coalition, explained that the members of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD should confine themselves to the minority bloc “where they have decided to stay.” Around 50 percent of all the members of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the House were set to take their oath as Liberal Party (LP) members yesterday. Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte, the LP’s bet for the speakership race, claimed that at least 60 members of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD have pledged to support him come July 26 when Congress opens and the Speaker’s post is put into a vote. House tradition has it that those who vote for the winning Speaker would be joining the majority bloc and those who vote for the losing candidate would go to the minority bloc. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100626hed3.html |
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