While Belmonte boasts of confidence in winning the Speakership, he only has the support of 44 of 122 LP congressional candidates in Congress – a disadvantage in the battle for political allies, and thus technically reducing its mathematical chances.
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Who were absent during the FOI Bill vote?
June 5, 2010 – 11:34 pm
Notable absentees were the Arroyos (4), Jose de Venecia, Jovito Palparan, Ompong Plaza, Nikki Teodoro, Cynthia Villar, Amelita Villarosa, and Ronnie Zamora.
Betrayed
June 5, 2010 – 11:24 pm
Because of the majority who ignored the final session last Friday, the 14th Congress has lost its last chance to redeem itself. It will be remembered as a Congress that favored government secrecy over transparency, filled with traditional politicians owing loyalty to a president submerged in accusations of corruption.