Velasco accuses Cayetano of holding national budget hostage

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)- Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Friday accused House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano of holding the 2021 national budget hostage amid their dispute over the House leadership.

Velasco, in a Facebook video, lashed out at Cayetano's attempts to malign him, and the latter's refusal to honor the term-sharing agreement brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte for the House leadership last year.