Arroyo ‘declined’ to run for Speaker – ally
By Jani Arnaiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:07:00 05/15/2010
Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Elections, Politics
MAASIN CITY, Philippines –President Macapagal Arroyo, the congresswoman-elect of Pampanga’s second district, has allegedly “declined” her allies’ prodding to run for Speaker, saying she would rather be like “Sonia Gandhi” of the Philippines, a lawmaker said on Saturday.
Gandhi is the Italian-born widow of assassinated Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. She was immensely popular and assumed the party’s leadership when her husband was assassinated in 1991.
In an emergency meeting held in Malacanang Thursday, Arroyo told her allies that she could effectively help them in Congress “if she is not the Speaker, ” re-elected Southern Leyte Representative Roger Mercado told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The meeting, Mercado said, was attended by re-elected and newly elected congressmen from the administration Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats.
“The President declined when we suggested to her to run for the speakership,” said the congressman.
“I would rather be like Sonia Gandhi, their party’s titular head who did not aim for the Prime Minister, but rather strengthened her party,” he quoted the President as telling the more than 100 lawmakers in attendance.
Mercado said the President would like the work in Congress be “pleasant and fulfilling.”
“Her plan is to help the members of Congress and she told us that she would be effective if she is not the speaker,” he added.
But even if the President initially declined to vie for the speakership, Mercado said there would be no telling what would happen next, or if she could be convinced to change her mind.
He said the Lakas congressmen have scheduled another meeting next Friday to again discuss the party’s choice for the speakership.
Mercado also disclosed that President Arroyo has also assumed the party chairmanship in place of Occidental Mindoro Representative Amelita Villarosa.
“So far we have not decided whom to nominate for the speakership because we were unanimous in choosing President Arroyo to become the speaker, but she declined,” the congressman added.
ang galing mag drama ni madam arroyo.. lets just wait and see.
what do you think. drama queen.
polos drama
o c’mon… kinsa man tahay mo tuo nmo? that fact nga ming dagan ka for Representative sa inong distrito sa ato pa magpa bilin kay congresswoman sa tibuok 9 nine years unja mo dagan napud kag senador after nine years hangtud na laman jud ka ma papas basta lang dli ka makasohan… mao bana imo gusto?
sus! gloria arroyo, even the fool will no longer believe your words.sa una ingon ka dili naka modagan pagkapresidenti unja midagan ka naghimo ka ug helo garcy style aron modaug ka. gebo ang nimo ang mga filipino oi!
helo mga mamarang, palihug baranga ninjo si gloria ug tinuod man gani kay nagdala ning bajeha kagubot sa ato nasud.
unsa na man jud ka( sumpaji)
ZTE scandal.
hello GARCI – 2004 election
fertilizer scam P728 mil – joc joc bolante case.
extra judicial killings.
jose pedal bank account – unexplained wealth.
juentingate.
NAIA_3
naa pa kamo napod.
nalipong ko.
IKAW NA LANG KAHA OGING, ARON KA IPAKITA ANG IMONG PAGKA BRIGHT O PAGKABULOK KAHA, HEHEHE, BASTA IKAW WITH PROPER ENGLISH COMMAND.