Politics.com reports:
Reelected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco only needs at least three more votes to secure the House leadership if the basis will the number lawmakers who attended Tuesday’s Palace dinner which he co-hosted with Davao City Congressman-elect Paolo Duterte...
...Most of the attendees came from ruling administration party, PDP Laban, as well as members of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), and the Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI).
I would like to thank President Rodrigo Duterte for joining us in the
dinner reception to welcome more than 125 neophytes on June 18, 2019 at the
Malago Lounge in Malacañan Park. It was a good opportunity for them to meet the
President up close and personal.
I am deeply
honored to be part of this welcome dinner and to speak on behalf of
presidential son and Davao City Representative-elect Paolo Duterte, who
organized the event for the newly elected lawmakers.
It was an evening
of fellowship to welcome the neophytes and get everybody acquainted before we
buckle down to work in the 18th Congress
starting next month. We want to foster camaraderie among the incoming members of
the 18th Congress so we can work harmoniously and forward our legislative
agenda, as well as the administration’s priority for the next three years, in
order to uplift the lives of the Filipino people and sustain the country’s
economic growth.
