Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez slows down Charter change train
By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 23, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — In a change of tack, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez yesterday stepped back from the House of Representatives’ original plan to hold a plebiscite simultaneous with the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14.
Alvarez also said he was just joking when he warned congressmen and local executives that the House would cut off funding for those who refused to support the shift to federalism.