The drama at the House of Representatives on July 23 was one for the books that would give TV anthologies a run for their money.
See how the plot to unseat House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez unfolded in the Lower House few minutes before the arrival of President Rodrigo Duterte for his State of the Nation Address in the series of video.
newly-elected House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her supporters for photo-ops at the rostrum
President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at the Batasang Pambansa shortly before 4 p.m.
President Duterte was welcomed by ousted House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez