ACT-CIS partylist Rep. Eric Yap confirmed Tuesday (Jan.5) that House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is the preferred vice presidential bet of President Duterte in the 2022 elections.
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The chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations said he personally heard the Chief Executive saying that Romualdez is his preferred choice for vice presidential in the next year’s elections.
"Yes, narinig ko from the President's mouth,” Yap told the Manila Bulletin in a text message when asked to confirm reports that President Duterte wants Romualdez to be the administration coalition’s vice presidential candidate.
Yap was among the lawmakers who joined President Duterte during the signing of the the 2021 P4.5 trillion General Appropriations Act in Malacañang last December 28 where Duterte voiced out his preference for Romualdez as the administration’s vice presidential bet
Aside from Yap, also present during the signing of the national budget were House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, and House Minority Leader Stephen Paduano.
Senate President Tito Sotto, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Finance Committee chair Sonny Angara, Sen. Bong Go, Sen. Francis Tolentino also attended the signing of the 2021 GAA.
Reports said it was in October in Malacañang when Duterte expressed his preference for Romualdez to be the country’s no. 2 lead man following the latter’s sterling performance and admirable work ethic in shepherding the administration’s priority legislative agenda.