Is this the start of the posturing for the all-important speakership in the House of Representatives? House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) The National Unity Party (NUP) revealed in a statement Thursday, May 12 its "full support to the speakership of Tacloban City Rep. Martin G....
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has been reelected as representative of the lone legislative district of Marinduque province for a third consecutive term. A victorious House Speaker Lord Alan Velasco (2nd from left) get his arms raised during his proclamation on May 10, 2022 (Photo from Office of...
House Speaker Lord Alan Velasco has condoled with the Mandanas family over the passing of former Marinduque Rep. Gina Reyes-Mandanas. Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas (left) and former Marinduque Rep. Gina Reyes-Mandanas (Photo from Hermilando Mandanas's Facebook) "We are deeply saddened by...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco greeted on Monday, May 2 the Muslim community in Philippines on the occasion of Eid'l Fitr. Eid'l Fitr signifies the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. "During Eid, Muslims celebrate the completion of their fast and the blessings of renewed faith that have...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday, May 1, issued a statement commemorating employees and workers on Labor Day. "On this Labor Day, we honor and salute all Filipino workers who work tirelessly so they could put food on the table and improve their quality of life for themselves and their...
House leaders hailed Malacañang for enacting on Wednesday, April 27 the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act. (Photo from House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's Facebook) "We applaud President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for signing the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act into law, which is a priority...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has highlighted the sacrifices of the country’s Covid-19 frontliners and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on the occasion of Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor on Saturday, April 9. (MANILA BULLETIN) "We join the entire nation in commemorating Araw ng Kagitingan...
Duterte family friend, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday, March 28, thanked President Duterte for all he has done for the Philippines. (Photo from House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco's Facebook) "On behalf of the House of Representatives and the Filipino people, thank you for all you have...
House Dangerous Drugs Committee Chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers urged law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant against drug activity during the election period. Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Photo from congress.gov.ph) “I am urging officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the...
The government’s fuel subsidy program is the best solution to the problem caused by successive fuel price hikes. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco had this to say Monday, March 7, the same day that the chamber's Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee convened for the first time in order to discuss relief...
After roughly two years, the House of Representatives is allowing for the first time the in-person coverage of a committee meeting on Monday morning, March 7. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed in a Viber message to reporters by the House media bureau on late Sunday night, March 6....
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto lll should recommend to Malacañang the conduct of special sessions in Congress to approve bills that would suspend excise taxes on fuel, the prices of which have been skyrocketing as of late. House Speaker Lord Allan...
