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Published December 17, 2020, 3:29 PM Sacked on the last day of session as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Public Accounts, Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor was cited on Thursday by his successor, Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr., for his success in steering the House panel into “a potent anti-graft arm of the House of Representatives” Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Singson said he is ready to take over the House panel’s chairmanship but admitted that Defensor’s brand of leadership “can be...

Defensor accepts offer to remain active in House public accounts panel despite removal as chair enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 17) - Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor has accepted an invitation to remain active in the House Committee on Public Accounts despite his removal as its chairman. The new chairperson, Probinsyano Ako Party-list Rep. Jose "Bonito" Singson, Jr. , asked Defensor to still actively participate in the panel despite being booted out. Singson reached out to Defensor following the former's election to his new post on Wednesd...

Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Defensor’s press statement that he released on the second day of his relief as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Public Accounts constituted the first alarm bell of another leadership controversy in the chamber. A few hours after being sacked as chairman of the public accounts panel, Defensor issued a media statement that assailed Velasco as being “the worst.”   The partylist solon ended his statement with a veiled warning: “See you next year.” Defensor criticized Velasco for not informing him about b...

House reshuffle continues in last session day for 2020 enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 16) - The revamp inside the House of Representatives, under the leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, continued even on its last session day before adjourning for the Christmas break. Cavite Rep. Bambol Tolentino and Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab were elected on Wednesday as deputy speakers, bringing the number to 32. Following his removal from the post, Defensor slammed Velasco. “Speaker Lord Velasco is the worse," Defensor said in a statement. "He didn...

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (Lord Allan Velasco’s Office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Institute for Political and Electoral Reform (IPER) Executive Director Ramon Casiple made the call after SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta and Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor filed a resolution that seeks to compel government officials and employees to make their SALN accessible to the public. The resolution was filed following a Supreme Court (SC) decision that junked a motion to compel Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to bare the details of his SALN. Leonen, an appointee of the p...