Only GMA will have preferential treatment in room assignments in the House
By Gerry Baldo 06/17/2010 While tradition says that neophyte lawmakers will have to hold office on the fifth or sixth floor of the House of Representatives, a new lawmaker from Pampanga will be able to have her choice. According to House secretary general Marilyn Yap, President Arroyo will be the only one who could have her way in choosing which room she would like to hold office in Congress. “As a courtesy to the former President, she could have her way in choosing her room,” Yap told reporters yesterday. She said that celebrities, including boxing icon Manny Paquiao and other television personalities, will have to go through the pain of being on the fifth or sixth floor of the office buildings in the House. “There are no special treatments here...we may get a scolding,” Yap said. Among the celebrities that are going to join the 15th Congress are Lani Mercado, Lucy Torres-Gomez, former First Lady Imelda Marcos and Gina de Venecia. Paquiao was reported to have preferred room 518, but the secretary general said that may not be true. The secretary general, however, said that preferential treatment would also be given to senior lawmakers who could be on the ground floor.... MORESource: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100617hed4.html |
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