Members of the House of Representatives, observers and most Filipinos are waiting for two major events: deliberations on the 2021 General Appropriations Bill and an expected speakership change.

In a bid to consolidate the super majority at the lower house, a term-sharing agreement for the speakership had earlier been brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte: current Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano would have the first 15 months while Marinduque Rep. Lord Alan Velasco would take over for the remaining 22 months of the 18th Congress.

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