AN OPPOSITION lawmaker on Friday accused the majority bloc in the House of installing what he described as a “fake” minority bloc in a bid to railroad the proposed federalism being pushed by the Duterte administration.

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said  putting up a friendly opposition in the Lower House was suspect after House leaders opted to revise the 1987 Constitution through a Constitutional Convention but later favored a Constituent Assembly.

“The order of the day is inordinate fast-tracking with the hegemony of super majorities assured,” Lagman said in a statement.

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