NUP endorses Romualdez as Speaker of 19th Congress

The National Unity Party (NUP) is endorsing House Majority Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez to be the next Speaker in the 19th Congress.

Romualdez is president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD). He is also a cousin of leading presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“In a consultation with the NUP Members of the House of Representatives, it was unanimously agreed to endorse Rep. Romualdez as the Speaker for the coming Congress,” NUP spokesman Reginald Velasco said in a statement issued Thursday.

Velasco said the NUP arrived at the decision in recognition of Romualdez's exemplary service as majority leader of the 18th Congress and his proven ability as a consensus builder for the different political parties in the lower chamber.

Velasco said NUP is one the political parties accredited by the Comelec as a major national political party in the recently concluded elections.

He said NUP is poised to be one of the largest political parties in the 19th Congress. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA News