Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. on Monday was removed as vice chairman of the House of Representatives’ contingent to the Commission on Appointments.
House deputy majority leader Juan Pablo Bondoc of Pampanga announced in plenary session that Floirendo, belonging to President Duterte’s PDP-Laban, will be replaced by Zamboanga Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos of the Nacionalista Party.
Since Jaloslos belongs to NP, the House leadership appointed Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano III as the officer in charge for the PDP-Laban’s allocation in the CA.
Albano, a member of the PDP-Laban, currently holds the position of majority leader for the CA’s House contingent.
Floirendo is among the House members who were absent during the voting of the death penalty bill last March 7.
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez earlier said the House leadership had to enforce a “toe the party line” policy on administration measures like the death penalty bill.
Floirendo, who was in dispute with Alvarez on the issue involving Floirendo’s Tagum Agricultural Development Co., was the 13th lawmakers who was stripped of their juicy positions for failure to support the death penalty bill.
Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was removed from her post as House deputy speaker for Central Luzon as a result of the House purge.
