SPEAKER Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte will not be ousted from his post anytime soon, Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro of Capiz said.

Castro, a member of the National Unity Party (NUP) which is a part of the “Super Majority” coalition in the House, made the statement amid lingering rumors that former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo would take over the speakership.

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