WATCH: Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco posts video on his FB page to "correct coordinated lies and misinformation" in the speakership row between him and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. | via @maracepeda

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Velasco: For the last month, the attacks have escalated to malign me and paint me as power-hungry and evil. But in spite of these, I have kept quiet as a true gentleman and statesman, and out of respect for the President. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: Mga kababayan, this is my time to tell the truth. This is the time to correct all these coordinated lies and misinformation, which are all meant to undermine the term-sharing agreement. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: Sa ilang beses na nag-uusap tungkol sa House speakership sa harap mismo ng ating Pangulo ay Ilang beses ding tinalikuran ni Speaker Cayetano ang kasunduan. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: At iyan po ang muling pinatunayan ni Speaker Cayetano sa isang napakahabang drama nung isang araw sa mababang kapulungan. Sino po ba ang salat sa palabra de honor? Kayo na po ang humusga. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: But in his desperate attempt to hang on to power and tighten his grip on [the] House leadership, Speaker Cayetano shamelessly and unabashedly resorted to attacking me and spreading lies. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: One of these many lies they were spreading was that I was inactive and tamad daw ako. This is a complete falsehood I have always worked quietly and consistently away from the camera. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: That I am plotting to oust Speaker Cayetano defies reason. In a few days, based on the agreement we forged with the Pres in 2019, and reiterated just last week in Malacañang, my 21-month term begins on October 14. That is the deal and I have honored that deal since then.

Velasco: Coup plot? It’s a cheap shot! Uulitin ko ang minsang binitawan kong salita sa Pangulo at sa taongbayan: Ako po ay isang tunay na lalaki na may palabra de honor. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: Marahil, marami ang nagtataka sa ating mga kababayan kung bakit po tayo nagkakagulo ngayon sa Kongreso. Bakit ayaw bumitiw ni Speaker Cayetano at ng kanyang barkada sa poder? Simple lang po: budget. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: When I met with the President early this week, it was made clear, and I agree, that there should be no disruption in the passage of the budget and the House can pass the government's expenditure plan in a timely manner on or before October 14. | via @maracepeda

Velasco hits rival Cayetano: To hang on to the speakership and extend his term until December on the pretext of budget deliberations only raises suspicion. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: Hindi naman po lingid sa kaalaman ng ating mga kasamahan sa Kongreso kung paano ang naging proseso ng paghahanda ng budget noong nakaraang taon. | via @maracepeda

Velasco: Kaya naman po maraming naging dismayado nitong mga nakaraang araw dahil sa hindi patas na paglalagak ng mga proyekto sa lahat ng mga distrito. | via @maracepeda