Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor
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Defensor’s press statement that he released on the second day of his relief as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Public Accounts constituted the first alarm bell of another leadership controversy in the chamber.
A few hours after being sacked as chairman of the public accounts panel, Defensor issued a media statement that assailed Velasco as being “the worst.”
The partylist solon ended his statement with a veiled warning: “See you next year.”
Defensor criticized Velasco for not informing him about being replaced as chairman of the public accounts committee despite the fact that the speaker had the opportunity to do so.
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House reshuffle continues in last session day for 2020
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 16) - The revamp inside the House of Representatives, under the leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, continued even on its last session day before adjourning for the Christmas break.
Cavite Rep. Bambol Tolentino and Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab were elected on Wednesday as deputy speakers, bringing the number to 32.
Following his removal from the post, Defensor slammed Velasco.
“Speaker Lord Velasco is the worse, Defensor said in a statement. He didn’t even have the courtesy to talk with me even as we had a short meeting last week as regards the investigation to be conducted by the Committee on Public Accounts[.] I would not have resisted if he had asked me to give up the position as I have said in the past.”