Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. of the Liberal Party will contest the Speakership of the House of Representatives in the next Congress even after the defeat of LP standard-bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd in the May 9 elections.

Belmonte, a veteran lawmaker, was Speaker in 2001 to 2004.

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