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Majority, minority solons wish Speaker Dy good luck

Published Sep 18, 2025 04:34 pm

At A Glance

  • Majority and minority congressmen alike are wishing the best for Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy in his new journey as House Speaker of the 20th Congress.
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy (Santi San Juan/ MANILA BULLETIN)
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy (Santi San Juan/ MANILA BULLETIN)


Majority and minority congressmen alike are wishing the best for Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy in his new journey as House Speaker of the 20th Congress.
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr., Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal, and former BH Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera welcomed Dy's election as Speaker during plenary session Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17.
Dy, in his inaugural speech, vowed not to defend the guilty and not to shield the corrupt in connection with the flood control projects corruption scandal.
He also vowed to implement reforms in the budget process, amid allegations that past enacted budgets were riddled with anomalous "insertions".
Abante, a member of the majority, vowed to support Dy's call for transparency and accountability in response to public clamor for reforms in the national budget process.
“I welcome the leadership of Speaker Bojie Dy and fully support his call for a House that is more transparent, more accountable, and more responsive to the needs of our people,” Abante said in a statement Thursday, Sept. 18.
“His message was clear: our duty is not to protect each other, but to protect the Filipino people. This is a mission I fully embrace,” said the overall chairman of the quad-committee (quad-comm) in the 20th Congress.
Abante said he was encouraged by Dy’s statement that under his leadership, no rank, no ally, and no office will be spared from accountability. The pastor-lawmaker agreed that “it is the only way we can begin to rebuild trust and restore faith in the House.”
The Manila lawmaker stressed that Dy’s call to strengthen oversight and fully cooperate with the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) should be taken seriously by all members of Congress.
Nazal--a minority member and someone who didn't vote for Dy--expressed hope that the latter's leadership will usher in urgent reforms in House, particularly in ensuring greater transparency in the budget process.
“We wish Speaker Dy good luck as he assumes this vital role. Even as I stood in abstention, I am hopeful that under his leadership, reforms can begin right away, starting with transparency in the budget process, especially during the bicameral conference,” Nazal said.
Herrera echoed this call, and said that Dy’s election provides an opportunity to reset expectations and deliver reforms that the public has long demanded.
“We extend our good luck to Speaker Dy and trust that he will seize this moment to bring clarity and fairness to the budget process,” Herrera said.
“Transparency and accountability must be the foundation of his speakership if the House is to truly serve the Filipino people,” she stressed.
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