The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) led by former Vice President Jejomar Binay would not yield the House minority bloc leadership to the Liberal Party (LP) just yet.

Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, a member of UNA, on Wednesday said he still has the numbers to contest the House minority leadership even if the 35-strong LP had decided to join the opposition bloc in the House with former Speaker and Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr. running in the Speakership race against Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez of the PDP-Laban-led “super majority” coalition.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details