DAVAO del Norte Representative Antonio "Tonyboy" Floirendo has been ousted as a member of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA).
In a motion during Monday's session at the House of Representatives, Deputy Majority Leader Juan Pablo Bondoc removed Floirendo and placed Zamboanga del Norte Representative Seth Frederick Jalosjos to the vacated post.
"I move for election to the Commission of Appointments the honorable Jalosjos, Seth Frederick P. vice Albano Rodolfo T III. Albano, Rodolfo T III vice Floirendo, Antonio Jr., R, so move," Bondoc said.
No one among the 229 lawmakers present expressed objection to Bondoc's motion.
Members of the CA are elected by each House on the basis of proportional representation from the political parties, according to the commission's rules.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez earlier vowed to remove from the commission lawmakers who would vote against the death penalty bill, as well as those who will not partake in the voting.
Floirendo was absent during the voting last March 7.
Floirendo and Alvarez have also been at odds after the reported confrontation of their girlfriends last year.
Alvarez had initiated a probe into the joint venture agreement of Floirendo's banana firm Tagum Agricultural Development Company Inc. (Tadeco) and Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) that was allegedly disadvantageous to the government.
Floirendo is likewise facing a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman over the Tadeco-Bucor deal, also filed by Alvarez. (VoxPop Philippines)