Published March 14, 2021, 3:17 PM
Deputy Speaker and Abono Partylist Rep. Conrado Estrella III on Sunday, March 14, assailed as “baseless and pure fake news” media reports claiming that Speaker Lord Allan Velasco is planning to oust Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as majority leader of the House of Representatives.
Abono Party-list Rep. Conrado Estrella
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“Whoever has been spreading this fake news does not know Speaker Velasco. The speaker knows pretty much that the country must unite for a common purpose of fighting off COVID-19 and that this is not time for politics,” said Estrella.
“Our leader (Velasco) knows that we should be sending doves to our critics, not wolves, in order for us to join hands in addressing the COVID crisis and in saving Filipino lives,” stated Estrella, considered as among the well-respected statesmen in the Lower Chamber.