Jay-jay Suarez, Romualdez's loyal soldier, takes senior deputy speakership

Jay-jay Suarez, Romualdez's loyal soldier, takes senior deputy speakership

Congressman Jay-Jay Suarez is the new senior deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. The position of deputy speaker is the second highest in the chamber. He gets to preside over the session when the Speaker is unavailable. It’s a role that comes with many perks — he also becomes an ex-officio member of all committees, allowing him to vote in all committee deliberations. He also usually gets an additional annual budget and a bigger office…