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Jericho Nograles named Davao district 'legislative caretaker' as bro goes to Cabinet

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PBA Party List Rep. Jericho Nograles designated as caretaker of Davao City’s 1st District after Rep. Karlo Nograles joined the Duterte Administration as Cabinet Secretary <a href="https://t.co/8thux4D4Pl">pic.twitter.com/8thux4D4Pl</a></p>— RG Cruz (@rgcruz888) <a href="https://twitter.com/rgcruz888/status/1064739072977985536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA - PBA party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles was designated as &quot;legislative caretaker&quot; of Davao City&#x27;s first district after his brother Karlo Nograles joined President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s Cabinet.</p><p>In a memorandum order dated November 15, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Jericho Nograles&#x27; designation is effective immediately. </p><p>Duterte earlier this month appointed the elder Nograles as Cabinet Secretary, replacing Leoncio &quot;Jun&quot; Evasco Jr., who is joining the gubernatorial race in Bohol in the 2019 polls.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/05/18/davao-rep-karlo-nograles-to-take-oath-as-cabinet-secretary">Davao Rep. Karlo Nograles takes oath as Cabinet Secretary</a></li></ul><p>Republic Act No. 6645 allows the House of Representatives to call for special elections if vacancy arises at least a year before the next regular election for members of Congress. </p><p>But the law is silent on who should fill the vacancy if it is not within the said period. Arroyo&#x27;s memo does not specify the duties or powers of a legislative caretaker.</p><div><strong>-- report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News </strong></div>

<p>MANILA - PBA party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles was designated as "legislative caretaker" of Davao City's first district after his brother Karlo Nograles joined President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet.</p>

MANILA - PBA party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles was designated as "legislative caretaker" of Davao City's first district after his brother Karlo Nograles joined President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet.