‘Arroyo not interested in House Speakership’

MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not interested in running for the Speakership of the 15th Congress, according to a Lakas-Kampi member who attended a party meeting Thursday.

Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga said this was the impression given by the President in a meeting of Lakas-Kampi congressmen in Malacañan Thursday night.

In her opening statement alone, Barzaga said the president said she would rather help her party mates as an ordinary lawmaker, much like Sonia Gandhi who helped boost her party in India without becoming prime minister herself.

“That was the opening statement of the President, that she wants to be like Sonia Gandhi who helped the party without being prime minister. She’s not interested in the Speakership,” Barzaga said. “Based on her statement at the last meeting, it seems she’s not keen on running for Speaker.”

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