WALKING OUT

28 July 2025


NO VOTE 
29 July 2025




Statement of Congressman Paolo Z. Duterte, Representative, 1st District of Davao City

On His Decision Not to Vote for Speaker and Not Join the Minority Bloc

I did not vote for Speaker and I did not join the so-called Minority because I refuse to take part in a political circus that has long forgotten who it is supposed to serve — the Filipino people.

I walked out after the roll call with my fellow Davao legislators because I represent the people of Davao City, not the political puppeteers nor the self-serving actors parading as public servants in Congress. 

I will not lend my name nor my vote to any side that treats leadership as a prize, not a responsibility.

I am not a Dabawenyo for nothing. I have principles. I know where I stand.

What we are seeing is not governance — it is a game of thrones being played at the expense of the people. 

The public deserves better than political charades that reek of ambition, betrayal, and manufactured allegiances. 

The House of Representatives today looks less like a chamber of the people, and more like a hollow theater where the script is written by the powerful, and the rest are left hanging.

If standing up for dignity and refusing to join this farce is seen as defiance, then so be it. 

I did not run for Congress to play along. I ran to represent the interests of my constituents — with honor, conviction, and the courage to walk away from what is wrong.

#ManongPulongDuterte
#TatakDuterte

(Photo shows (from left) PPP Party-list Rep. Harold Duterte, Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, 2nd District Rep. Omar Duterte and 3rd District Rep. Isidro Ungab) 📷 Office of Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat

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