House Speaker Martin Romualdez said Monday that it should be Vice President Sara herself who should declare that she will be leading the opposition against the administration.
Lawyer Harry Roque, former spokesman during the administration of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte – had earlier announced that the vice president would now lead the opposition after she resigned last June 19 from the Cabinet and as secretary of education.
“I guess that’s Mr. Harry Roque’s statement but I guess we just have to hear it from the VP if and when the time comes for her to make statements on policies of the national government,” Romualdez told reporters on Monday.
The House Speaker said he respected her decision to step down and wished her well.
“We miss the closer interactions that we had during the campaign,” said Romualdez.
“We wish her always the best of luck in all endeavors and in her service to the Filipino people,” he said.
Romualdez and Duterte were both members of Lakas-CMD, where Romualdez sits as its president and Duterte is chairperson. Duterte resigned from Lakas after Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was stripped of her post as senior deputy speaker in May 2023
