House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has called for stronger relations and cooperation between the Philippines and the United States. "In working our way out of this pandemic, we are hopeful that both our countries will find new opportunities for broader...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez of Leyte and Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez honored the brave early responders during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda that devastated Tacloban City and Eastern Visayas eight years ago. As the nation remembers the eight-year Yolanda...
The House Committee on Justice has endorsed the passage of a bill for the segregation of high-level convicts from other prisoners through the establishment of a separate facility for the former. Prison cell Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, one of the principal authors of...
Nothing has changed in the political bids of presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City re-electionist Mayor Sara Duterte in the wake of the many speculations that pervaded the political atmosphere following their Cebu encounter on Saturday, Oct. 23....
House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez led Lower House lawmakers in expressing gratitude to the United States for the 75 years of diplomatic and bilateral relations on Wednesday, October 13. House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin G....
Notwithstanding a sure win in her new congressional bid, former President and Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will still expect strong support from her Lakas-Christian Muslim Democracts (Lakas-CMD) colleagues. 12E005F6-D2F7-42C5-B176-4A8FAB52B428 Arroyo, one of the founders of the political party,...
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend Alvin V. Patrimonio, actress-singer Arci Muñoz, and veteran politicians Alma Moreno and Teri Onor, who will be gunning for local posts, have joined Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats’ (Lakas-CMD) in preparation for the May 9, 2022 polls. Actress Arci...
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to compel the Commission on Elections to extend for one month the registration of voters originally scheduled to end on Thursday, Sept. 30. House of Representatives plenary With all 193 congressmen present at the...
Political party Lakas-CMD will field businesswoman Katrina Gloria Ponce Enrile, daughter of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, as its official congressional bet in the first district of Cagayan. Lakas-CMD President Ferdinand Martin Romualdez The young Enrile will attempt to regain political...
House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday, Sept. 22 welcomed the reported bid of Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno and Doc Willie Ong for the May 2022 national elections. Romualdez said he can vouch for Moreno's choice of Ong as his running mate in next year's...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to reset next year’s elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to May, 2025. House of Representatives plenary With 187 affirmative and zero negative votes House Bill...
House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez has asked Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año to ensure that the 18,279 new policemen to be recruited next year will qualify to rigid qualification standards to ensure honest and dedicated personnel for the Philippine...