MANILA, Philippines — Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco has been making headlines over the past few weeks mainly due to his speakership row with Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano that has ...

Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco smiles after his allies elect him as Speaker on October 12, 2020. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler ...

Allies of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco installed him as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday, effectively ousting Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, who challenged the ...

In this file photo taken on July 23, 2019, Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (left) and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco seal the term-sharing arrangement suggested by President Rodrigo Duterte ...

President Rodrigo Duterte asked Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to give way to Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco as new Speaker in a meeting he held with lawmakers on Tuesday, September 29.

Congressman Lord Allan Velasco was declared the new speaker after getting the votes of 186 of the 299 sitting House members, according to televised proceedings held outside the chamber’s building.

New House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco bangs the gavel during his first day at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Philippines on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. A large faction of Philippine ...

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco filed his certificate of candidacy on Tuesday as he seeks reelection in 2022. Velasco filed his COC for representative of the lone district of Marinduque with the Commission ...

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco is seeking reelection for a third term as Marinduque’s congressional representative. Velasco filed his certificate of candidacy for ...

Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco was elected Speaker by 186 legislators during a gathering at Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City on Monday, and this was ratified on Tuesday at the ...

LUCENA CITY — The father and son, Presbitero and Lord Allan Velasco, both political giants in the island province of Marinduque, lost their grip in local politics in the just-concluded local elections ...

Lord Allan Velasco . Philippine House Speaker Squabble Ends, Clearing Way for Budget Deliberations By Nick Aspinwall. A disagreement ...