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2020 Philippine House of Representatives leadership crisis

A majority of members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines elect Lord Allan Jay Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives, unseating incumbent Alan Peter Cayetano amidst the political dispute over the Speakership outside the Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex. Cayetano declares Velasco's election as "illegal" and maintains that he is the Speaker.

Philippine Congress enters crisis over leadership standoff

Sources:  AP via CNA

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  1. A majority of members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines elect Lord Allan Jay Velasco as the Speaker of the House of Representatives unseating the incumbent Alan Peter Cayetano amidst the political dispute over Speakership outside the Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex.
  2. A majority of members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines elect Lord Allan Jay Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives, unseating incumbent Alan Peter Cayetano amidst the political dispute over the Speakership outside the Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex. Cayetano declares Velasco's election as "illegal" and maintains that he is the Speaker.

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