THE National Unity Party, the second biggest political party at the House of Representatives, endorsed on Monday former Foreign Affairs secretaryAlan Peter Cayetano as its next Speaker in the 18^th Congress.

“The NUP leadership is inclined towards former congressman, former senator, and former Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who we believe is someone all congressmen can look up to, and like Speaker Arroyo, was with President [Rodrigo] Duterte from the start and has a proven track record,” NUP Chairman Ronaldo Puno said in a statement.