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Article: Roundup: Philippine House Speaker De Venecia ousted by Xu Lingui
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- February 5, 2008
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Roundup: Philippine House Speaker De Venecia ousted
by Xu Lingui
MANILA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The head of the Philippine House of
Representatives Jose C. De Venecia was effectively ousted early
Tuesday morning after a marathon House floor vote to vacate his
position.
Among 212 lawmakers present at the House plenary session, 174
voted affirmative to oust De Venecia, while 35 voted against and 16
abstained.
Outgoing De Venecia nominated his rival congressman Prospero
Nograles, Jr. as the new Speaker, saying he wanted to "rapidly unite
his divided House", according to the televised overnight House
plenary which started Monday afternoon.
The House voted unanimously to elect Nograles, also a ...