Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos May Be Next House Majority Leader
SANDRO MARCOS – La Union Representative Paolo Ortega V claimed that the Ilocos Norte Representative’s name is being floated around for the position of the next House Majority Leader.
There are currently several speculations on who might be the next Senate president and House speaker. The 20th Congress is set to open on July 28 when Pres. Bongbong Marcos will give his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) before the Congress. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gains a huge backing to remain in his position.
According to Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-Jay” Suarez, House Speaker Martin Romualdez is supported by 285 solons including the members of the Liberal Party. He also claimed that 278 of them have already committed their support to Romualdez through a formal declaration.
With regards to the House Majority Leader position, the name of presidential son and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos is one of those being floated around. According to La Union Representative Paolo Ortega V, the son of Pres. Bongbong Marcos is “very much qualified”.
Based on a report on GMA News, Ortega admitted that there are many members of the lower chamber who are qualified for the position of the House Majority Leader and they will be looking into the work ethic. He admitted that seniority can be a factor but he also stressed that there are other basis in choosing who will occupy the position.
“It is also about being responsible, building relationships… We need teamwork to shepherd the passage of bills. The wealth of experience is considered, but it is combined with other factors. And as you’ve seen, we neophytes in the 19th Congress were provided enough training ground,” the La Union Representative said.
La Union Representative Paolo Ortega V is the assistant majority leader of the 19th Congress while Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos was the Senior Deputy Majority Leader of the chamber. It was the presidential son’s first time as House legislator.
If he will be the next House Majority Leader, Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos will be working closely with his uncle again, presidential cousin and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, if he retains in the post. Romualdez’s son, Andrew Julia Romualdez or more commonly called as “Marty”, was also elected as Tacloban councilor and representative of the Tingog Party List.
With regards to the Senate leadership, several senators and incoming senators claimed that they support the leadership of the 19th Congress and they see no problem that requires a change of leadership. Sen. Raffy Tulfo is one of those who back Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero.