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Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN )
Atienza said allies of the speaker were surprised Defensor complained that he was not informed of the plan to remove him as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Public Accounts.
He disclosed that many of them were anticipating Defensor’s resignation immediately upon Velasco’s assumption as speaker last October because this is the “most honorable thing to do under the circumstances.”
“Some people have lost their political sense of ‘delicadeza.’ They made their choice, they must realize that they cannot have the best of both worlds,” said Atienza.
Defensor accepts offer to remain active in House public accounts panel despite removal as chair
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 17) - Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor has accepted an invitation to remain active in the House Committee on Public Accounts despite his removal as its chairman.
The new chairperson, Probinsyano Ako Party-list Rep. Jose Bonito Singson, Jr. , asked Defensor to still actively participate in the panel despite being booted out. Singson reached out to Defensor following the former s election to his new post on Wednesday.
“I thank the Hon. Bonito Singson for his kind words and I assure him of my support in the undertakings of the Public Accounts Committee,” Defensor said in a statement. “Rest assured, I will play an active role in the committee and in the plenary debates of the House of Representatives.”