Moves on to oust Roxas from LP top post By Gerry Baldo 01/17/2011

Moves on to oust Roxas from LP top post

By Gerry Baldo 01/17/2011

Members of the Liberal Party are allegedly now plotting to unseat former Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas as LP president vice Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte.

Leyte Rep. Sergio Apostol, a former ranking official of Lakas-Kampi-CMD party and now with the LP, said Belmonte should replace Roxas in line with the tradition that those who take on the position of the Speaker also take on the top post of President Aquino’s political party.

“This is what happened to Speaker Jose de Venecia... this also happened to Speaker (Prospero) Nograles,” Apostol said yesterday.

He, however, stressed that the reported moves could not be confirmed because “these are just rumors.”.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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