IGINIIT ni House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ang mga kumakalat na intriga na nais niyang patalsikin sa pagiging lider ng Kamara si Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Naglabas si Arroyo ng pahayag matapos siyang i-demote bilang regular deputy speaker mula sa dating posisyon na senior deputy speaker.
Bagamat umamin na ninais niyang maging speaker ng 19th Congress noong isang taon matapos magpalit ng administrasyon at naluklok si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, sinabi ni Arroyo na hindi na niya ito itinuloy.
Ito ay dahil nais ng pangulo na si Romualdez, na kanyang pinsan, ang maging speaker ng Kamara.
“When President Marcos won, I wanted to aspire for the Speakership of the House. But it soon became apparent that he was most comfortable with then Congressman Martin Romualdez as Speaker,” ayon kay Arroyo.
Giit ng dating pangulo na wala na sa plano niya ang maging speaker.
“It should be noted that being speaker once more is no longer part of my political objectives. This has been my position ever since Speaker Romualdez was elected in the 19th Congress, and I continue to urge my Lakas-CMD party mates to support our party president in that role,” aniya pa.
“By this disavowal, I hope that we can preempt any needless politicking so that the House and our President can focus on the job at hand with minimum distraction,” dagdag pa ni Arroyo.
