Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos thinks that the qualifications of newly-elected House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez make him worthy of the position, and not his relationship to the Marcos family. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (second from right) (Facebook) Romualdez's...
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers sees Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez will overwhelmingly get the majority vote of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez (Photos from Barbers’ office /...
A new Philippine president. A new plenary hall. A new House Speaker. The main Philippine flag inside the House plenary hall (PPAB) The House of Representatives will have the imagery of a new beginning--a clean slate of sorts--going for it when it finally starts the first regular session of the 19th...
It is finally time for Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez to claim the House speakership, a position he relinquished in 2019 in the name of unity and camaraderie among congressmen of the previous administration. Presumptive House Speaker Martin Romualdez (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Pampanga...
There will be an "authentic minority bloc" in the 19th Congress, and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman will be part of it. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) That's the only sure thing about anything that has to do with the word "minority" in the House of Representatives, which will...
The opening of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25 will be eventful not only because of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the afternoon; the day will also feature the reorganization of both chambers of Congress. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is raring to officially start his work as a member of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (second from right) (Facebook) This can be gleaned from his recent Facebook post marking his...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) continues to expand its membership as four more congressmen and 10 mayors joined the political party on Tuesday, July 19. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (left) swears in Davao congressmen Isidro Ungab (center), Alan Dujali (2nd from right),...
Did Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab just secure the chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee? From left to right: Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, Vice President Sara Duterte, and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab (Facebook) Such question was left on...
A dear friend of the Filipino people. Leyte 1st district Rep Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) That's how presumptive House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez described the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was slain via assassination on Friday, July 8. "I extend...
The mentor-student tandem of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez and presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is seeking the institutionalization of free legal assistance to military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) who have pending cases involving service-related...
A House Bill (HB) seeking the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) has been filed by Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre. “It is high time that we create a truly empowered department that will focus on...
