AFTER being junked by his party-mates during the speakership race, Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez of Leyte is now considering leaving the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party, the political party of former president Gloria Arroyo. Romualdez is the Lakas-CMD president.

Former congressman Danilo Suarez of Quezon, the Lakas-CMD chairman for Luzon, said that Romualdez considered resigning from Lakas after he lost the House minority leader post to Rep. Ronaldo Zamora of San Juan via a 19-16 vote. Eight Lakas members did not vote for Romualdez.

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