Noynoy vows to block 'Speaker Arroyo'

MANILA - If elected president, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III said he will use his power to block President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives.

"If we're both elected, I don't think there's great danger. I have studied her in the past 9 years. I've seen how she has used the power to advance her cause. We will have the same power. We will utilize the same power to ensure that we will have a solid majority within the House of Representative to advance the agenda that seeks to install reforms and put us in the rightful place under the sun," Aquino said on ANC's Harapan, a presidential debate held on Thursday.

President Arroyo on Tuesday filed her certificate of candidacy (CoC) for the 2nd congressional district of Pampanga. She is the first Philippine president to seek a lower post while still in