FORMER president and Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga has secured 214 votes, which is enough to replace Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte as the fourth highest-ranking elected official in the country, an insider from the House of Representatives said on Monday.

A source, who has been a congressional staff for more than a decade, said the ouster plot against Alvarez was a go even if the House adjourned session at about 1 p.m.