LP plots House coup, backs Abaya as Speaker By Charlie V. Manalo 05/24/2011

BELMONTE SHRUGS OFF OUSTER BID

LP plots House coup, backs Abaya as Speaker

By Charlie V. Manalo 05/24/2011

A coup in the House of Representatives is in the works and a group led by Liberal Party (LP) members in the chamber will back Cavite Rep. Joseph Emil Abaya to replace Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte.

Abaya, however, categorically denied he is involved in the Belmonte ouster plot and that he is out to grab the Speakership.

This even as a Tribune source revealed that a group of lawmakers identified with a faction within the Liberal Party (LP) is now recruiting support to have Belmonte replaced as Speaker of the 15th Congress..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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