Manila, Dec. 10 -- The leadership of House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy continues to have the "general" and "strong" support of House members, Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez said Wednesday, quashing fears of a coup within the chamber.

"If you noticed, Speaker Dy was endorsed by the Mindanao, Luzon, Metro Manila and the Visayas bloc. So there is a general support, strong support to the newly elected speaker, Bojie Dy," Benitez said in an ambush interview during the 2nd Bacolod Flood Mitigation Summit held at the Sugarland Hotel here.

Benitez was among the signatories in a recently released manifesto expressing support for Dy, who was elected leader of the House of Representatives in September following the resignation of Leyte Rep. Marti...