Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker's office)

Speaker Martin Romualdez's "heart is at the right place", based on Filipinos' view of his performance at the helm of the House of Representatives. 

Thus, said Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. as he reacted to the lofty satisfaction and trust ratings of the House based on the results of an OCTA Research survey released last Aug. 21. 

“This simply means the Speaker – and that includes us representatives of our institution – is on the right track. Regardless of what naysayers have been saying, the people have apparently started appreciating the work that he did, and of course with us as support group,” Barzaga remarked.  

He was referring to a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group, showing that 54 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the performance of the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, 55 percent of the respondents said they trusted the institution. 

Barzaga, chairman of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, commended the Speaker for a “job well done", noting that “his heart is [at] the right place.”  

“The 54 percent satisfaction rating tells us that we started on the right path. And so it’s also a continuing challenge for us to do more and reach a level where a larger majority of our people will benefit from government initiatives,” Barzaga noted. 

“Just like in basketball, we already did good in the first half of the game. So now, we will keep and even step up the pace until the end of the race,” the former mayor of Dasmarinas City and former president of the National Unity Party (NUP) said. 

Romualdez, Leyte's 1st district congressman, is the cousin and most trusted ally of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.