Palace hopes for ‘harmonious’ relationship with Congress
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By Thea Alberto, Yahoo! Southeast Asia
The Palace is hoping for a “harmonious” relationship with both chambers of Congress, which elected its new House Speaker and Senate President Monday.
“We expect a good, harmonious relationship with both houses in the coming years,” Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a phone interview.
House of Representatives elected Quezon City Representative Feliciano Belmonte as Speaker of the House at the opening of the 15th Congress.
With an overwhelming 227 votes, Belmonte won over sole opponent Albay Representative Edcel Lagman who got 29 votes.
At the Senate, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile was re-elected as Senate President with 17 votes.
Lacierda said Belmonte’s win came as no surprise since the House Speaker is traditionally allied with the President.
Belmonte and President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III come from the Liberal Party (LP).
Lacierda noted that although Enrile did not come from LP, the Palace has no qualms about him winning the post.
“I don’t think there’ll be any qualms. Senator Enrile is a very good politician. When he was Senate president there was no complaint. We welcome his assumption of office,” said Lacierda.
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doncarlos143 on July 26, 2010 at 12:58 pm
To have a harmonius relation with both houses of congress is what every new paresident said in the past. But in the end harmony will only be ralized if pork barrels is release immediately to the congressmen and eventually if demands for political concession is granted by the president to the Senators. It’s all politics and personal agenda that will cause a squabble as time goes on.
mvijay25 on July 26, 2010 at 1:49 pm
It is fine to have relationship with congress.
eagleplanet13 on July 26, 2010 at 2:10 pm
with partymate as House Speaker and with Sen Enrile, a senator who fights for people’s rights, as Senate President, P.NOY will definitely run the gov’t in a right track.
swirlhiccups on July 26, 2010 at 2:47 pm
lets also hope for harmonious relationship WITHIN the congress….
ebooksulit on July 26, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Nah… I was never a fan of Enrile. He has a track record of being a TRAPO. But he would be fine than Villar.
Pangilinan for me is the best choice. Unfortunately, fellow politicians hates the clean one. Kikio has a track record of standing to what right. That is why he chose to run independently before due to dynasties in the senate like that of the Cayetanos and the Estradas.
http://bloggervince.blogspot.com/2010/07/who-else-wants-blog-that-earns.html
kamotengnilaga on July 26, 2010 at 2:55 pm
let’s see what they can do.
boytanong on July 26, 2010 at 3:14 pm
bahala na si batman mga ungas
pedropenduko on July 26, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Magandang hapon binibining swirlhiccups!
pedropenduko on July 26, 2010 at 4:44 pm
@swirlhiccups The looser just left the ‘other news’. They are poor creature.
Janis on July 26, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Hoy Pedro Penduko. May reply ka ulit!!!
Janis on July 26, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Hoy Pedro Penduko. Mag reply ka ulit!!!
Janis on July 26, 2010 at 5:28 pm
HOY PEDRO PENDUKO!
royaotadoy on July 26, 2010 at 6:04 pm
I AGREE WITH DONCARLOS…..NO PORK BARREL OR ELSE……THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE!
donsol3 on July 26, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Though I do not doubt the good Senator, wasn’t it be better to pass the torch to the young blood? We already know that “old politicking” won’t get us near our imagined change if we really are to change, when we talk of change we talk of new ideas and new horizon only the young possess this kind of trait, if are we going to depart from the “wrong” old ways. I believed we’re going to be stuck here for a long time, makamit kaya natin ang pagbabago? I guess politics here is not yet mature…
Philippines on July 27, 2010 at 8:49 am
They should all work together in order for us to have a better Philippines.
oskilahada on July 27, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Japan,china,germany,america are rich due to manufacturing of products thats all thats how they gain money from abroad..the philippines can be too rich also by means of local manufacturing of all products…if the filipinos dont change their attitude by always loving and proud of imported cars,cellphones the philippines can never never rich.. do you think noynoy and shalani know this stuff ? save the money reserves by making factories and stop importation.. porkbarrel should do this not by making an endless roads and bridges thats too idiot projects.. you will get overtaken by the big interests of the world bank when you borrow money just making roads and bridges..the male filipinos are all shameful they love to show their ass and anals to male foreigners saying ..ohh joe how i love your products we cant make it… its high quality we are so idiot.. please wait because we are going to borrow money in the world bank coz we want to buy it…heheheh…illiterate