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Barbers on Romualdez: 'A quiet but good general'

Published Oct 30, 2023 02:21 am

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  • Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barber says that the high trust and satisfaction ratings achieved by Speaker Martin Romualdez in the results of the latest OCTA survey prove that he is a "quiet but good general". 

20231030_101504.jpgSurigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The high trust and satisfaction ratings achieved by Speaker Martin Romualdez in the results of the latest OCTA survey prove that he is a "quiet but good general". 

Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers had this to say in a statement Monday, Oct. 30 even as he reckoned that the morale of the 300-plus strong legislative chamber would be further bolstered by Romualdez's lofty ratings. 

"It further affirms our view of Speaker Romualdez, who is a quiet but good general. Walang masyadong satsat, trabaho lang. Nakikita na ito ng tao. Filipinos know results when they see it. And their recognition of the Speaker makes us very proud," Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said. 

(There's not much talking, just work. The people see this.) 

"These ratings show that Speaker Romualdez's efforts throughout the past year and a half haven't gone unnoticed and unappreciated. While I'm sure that the good Speaker won't gloat about it, for us House members, we are happy to see his hard work recognized. This gives us all the more reason reason to work harder for the benefit of Filipinos," added the Mindanaoan. 

The House of Representatives is currently in a five-week recess, but it has still been conducting briefings and hearings upon the order of Romualdez. 

Last Sept. 27 or just before the recess, the House passed in expeditious manner the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024. That same day, Romualdez announced that the chamber had also passed three months ahead of schedule all 20 measures from the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list. 

Results of the latest OCTA survey conducted from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 showed that Romualdez garnered a trust rating of 60 percent and a satisfaction rating of 61 percent. 

Year-on-year (2022 vs. 2023), the trust figures showed a massive jump of 22 percentage points; while the satisfaction figures showed an equally impressive increase of 17 percentage points.

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