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Martin Romualdez will resign as House Speaker amid corruption allegations, with Francisco 'Bojie' Dy III named successor to stabilize the political climate, sources said.
- On Wednesday, Speaker Martin Romualdez will resign and urged colleagues to support Francisco 'Bojie' Dy III as his successor, House Deputy Speaker Ronaldo V. Puno said.
- Weeks of controversy over flood control projects led Speaker Martin Romualdez to weigh resignation amid alleged flood control corruption and congressional insertions, with allies concluding stepping down would calm fallout.
- Items were already being moved from the Speaker's office in the Batasan Complex, while the House plenary was suspended amid rumors of efforts to unseat Martin Romualdez.
- The House is set to pick a successor later Wednesday after party leaders meet to finalize plans, despite some opposing Romualdez's resignation and a Senate leadership change involving Senator Vicente 'Tito' C. Sotto III.
- Observers say Dy's elevation would represent continuity for the Marcos bloc, as Francisco 'Bojie' Dy III hails from an influential Dy clan with nearly three decades in politics and has filed 25 bills aligning with President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.
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Leaving with a ‘clear conscience’: Philippines House speaker quits as graft probe deepens
MANILA, Sept 17 — The speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives tendered his resignation Wednesday after his name surfaced in a mounting corruption scandal, less than two weeks after the country’s Senate president suffered the same fate.Martin Romualdez, a cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos, told lawmakers he was leaving the post with a “clear conscience” so that a newly established investigatory body could do its job without “undue i…
Speaker Romualdez resigning, says Antipolo Rep. Puno
Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez will resign from his post on Wednesday and has called on his colleagues in the House of Representatives to support the election of Isabela Rep. Francisco "Bojie" Dy III as his replacement, House Deputy Speaker and Antipolo Rep. Ronaldo Puno said.
Speaker may quit amid flood control scandal - BusinessWorld Online
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez is planning to step down, his deputy said on Wednesday, a move that could cap a leadership shakeup in Congress amid mounting backlash over bogus flood control projects. Deputy Speaker and Antipolo Rep. Ronaldo V. Puno said Mr. Romualdez had urged party leaders in the House of Representatives to support Isabela Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as his successor and help him s…
House abuzz with talk of Speaker’s looming exit
MANILA, Philippines — The Batasang Pambansa was abuzz with talk of Speaker Martin Romualdez possibly stepping down as leader of the 300-member chamber on Tuesday afternoon, but nothing happened as the plenary decided to suspend the session until today without any action taken regarding the House leadership. Unlike last week, when the House leadership closed […]...Keep on reading: House abuzz with talk of Speaker’s looming exit
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