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...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has confirmed that he will retain his chairmanship of the House Committee on Ways and Means in the upcoming 19th Congress. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) "It's ways and means," Salceda said when asked about the panel that he would be holding in...
Neophyte congressman, Rep. Sandro Marcos of Ilocos Norte's 1st district has hit the ground running in the House of Representatives. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and his father, President Bongbong Marcos (Facebook) Rep. Marcos, the eldest son of President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Members of the 19th Congress are out to make a serious push toward the shift to digital or Internet platforms as far as government agencies' processes are concerned. (Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) This, after Reps. Martin Romualdez of Leyte; Ferdinand Alexander Marcos of Ilocos Norte; and Yedda...
With the question on the House Speakership in the 19th Congress practically settled with the expected ascension of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, the focus now shifts to who will be the House Majority Leader. But what makes the position so important? For all intents and purposes, the...
Three members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill creating a Medical Reserve Corps again to assist the country’s health system in times of public health emergencies. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under House Bill (HB) No. 2 or the Act Instituting the Medical Reserve Corps and...
Don't talk, just listen. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) gives his son Sandro a hug (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's basically the advice that Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos received from his esteemed father and uncle as he begins his journey in the House of...
