Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Rep. Co's office) The House Committee on Appropriations is looking at unprogrammed funds in the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) as a possible source of the P2-billion budget that Speaker Martin Romualdez wants to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) True to his word, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has directed the Committee on Appropriations to find ways to set aside P2 billion from the national budget this year in a bid to assist retailers affected...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) For House Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. recently signed into law "the true embodiment of the Filipino first policy". Romualdez was referrring to Republic Act...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects grains of rice inside a warehouse. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is eyeing the possible release of aid or "ayuda" to small rice retailers who will be affected by the Palace-mandated price...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) (Speaker’s office) The national government will seriously implement the price ceiling on rice, if House Speaker Martin Romualdez's remarks are anything to go by. In a statement Sunday, Sept. 3, Romualdez...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez acknowledged on Sunday, Sept. 3 the positive impact on Filipinos that Gilas Pilipinas' dominant win over China will have "beyond the basketball court". "We extend our...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left,) Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a glimpse into the mindset of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that explained why the latter implemented a price...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) talks to officials of the Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (PRISM) in Makati City on Sept.1, 2023. Also in the photo are Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo (leftmost) and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos (center). (Speaker’s office)...
DAKILANG PROXY Receiving the Golden Reel award on behalf of my cousin Senator Imee Romualdez Marcos for her outstanding contribution to experimental cinema I went to the Oscars—well, to its Philippine counterpart. The Luna Awards, held yearly by the Film Academy of the Philippines, took place at...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects rice stocks inside a warehouse in Bulacan. (Speaker’s office) The price cap on rice is a "timely and necessary intervention" from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said Speaker Martin...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) Disabled veterans who fought for the country years ago will now have a "brighter future". Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who hailed the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led on Wednesday, Aug. 31 the distribution of financial aid to some 2,000 drivers and student-beneficiaries in Malolos, Bulacan. Speaker Romualdez, head of the...