THE House of Representatives broke its own rules on Tuesday when it kept Rep. Danilo Suarez as minority leader via a viva voce (voice vote).

Suarez’s election was swift as Majority Leader Rolando Andaya, Jr. of Camarines Sur immediately made a motion at 3:30 p.m. to end the period for debates over who should be the duly constituted minority bloc, which ultimately recognized Suarez as minority leader.

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