Manila, Sept. 21 -- Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte on Monday urged his colleagues in the House of Representatives to swiftly pass the proposed PHP4.506-trillion budget for 2021 amid the brewing speakership dispute over the infrastructure funds allocated for legislative districts.
Villafuerte made the call after Deputy Speaker and presidential son Paolo "Pulong" Duterte confirmed a warning to move to declare the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speakers vacant as congressmen squabbled over purported inequitable budgetary allocations for their respective districts.
Villafuerte said the possible House shakeup could derail the budget's approval, noting that it could result in an impasse similar to what happened in 2018 under then-Spea...