Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco refuted allegations that he was set to replace House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo amid reports that she would be unseated over a budget feud among top lawmakers.

“I categorically deny any involvement in any plan whatsoever to unseat the Speaker… I didn’t aspire for such position then, in the same way that I am not aspiring for the Speakership now,” Velasco told reporters on Tuesday.

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