Reports that allies of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano insulted Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte are untrue, a lawmaker present there said Wednesday.

President Rodrigo Duterte pushed Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to uphold a term-sharing deal with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco and let him lead the House of Representatives, two of its members said Wednesday.