5 pol parties merge, to play ‘fiscalizer’ role in House By Charlie V. Manalo and Gerry Baldo 07/25/2010

5 pol parties merge, to play ‘fiscalizer’ role in House

By Charlie V. Manalo and Gerry Baldo 07/25/2010 Five political parties yesterday signed a working coalition agreement creating a “third force” in the administration-led House of Representatives. At the weekly Kapihan sa Sulo, representatives from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), Nacionalista Party (NP), Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) and PDP-Laban signed the memorandum announcing that “from now on, the administration’s political party, the Liberal Party (LP), would have to deal with us as a group and not as separate political parties.” “And in so doing, by combining our collective strength, we can play the role of a fiscalizer in the House of Representatives,” Cavite Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla of NP said. “While we will be supporting the majority coalition in the House, we will be in the middle. If there is something to criticize, we will criticize. If there is something to commend, we will commend,” San Juan Rep. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. According to Remulla, with the five parties, including the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), which failed to send a representative, they would be a force to reckon with in the House as they have around 80 lawmakers under their bloc. With 80 congressmen, the number could figure dominantly in the choice for speakership, much more in the passage of measures in the House.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100725hed2.html

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