Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered the shortest State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Philippine history clocking only 25 minutes, a video uploaded by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunday, July 23. (From left) Former...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said the Philippines would welcome Malaysian investors in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), which President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. recently signed into law. In a press briefing Saturday, July 23,...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says he is eager to hear President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "vision for the country" in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. This as...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This early, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed the swift approval of another proposed national budget, this time for the year 2024. According to the House of Representatives chieftain, five weeks of "solid work" should be...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked health workers for their sacrifices and common Filipinos for their discipline following Malacañang's lifting of the country’s Covid-19 public health emergency status. He did so during an interview in...
Palay or unhusked rice (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed ahead of the start of the second regular session to help President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. achieve his election campaign promise of lowering the cost of rice to P20 per kilo. "The President wants the price of rice...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office, MANILA BULLETIN) The contents of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) this coming Monday, July 24 will be a surprise even to his top ally in the entire...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident about the constitutionality of the recently-enacted Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Law. Romualdez, Leyte's 1st district representative, had this to say during a press briefing Saturday afternoon, July...
Citing the ‘critical situation’ in the contested South China Sea, the Philippines and the United States (US) held a second maritime dialogue to step up maritime policy and operational cooperation in a bid to address the varied transnational issues affecting the region. *The Philippine...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for "charting the right course and we are steadily sailing towards a brighter future for all Filipinos". This, after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) bared...
I have been asked on a number of occasions to represent relatives at various official functions. I am sent to the far corners of the archipelago to deliver speeches and meet with supporters. Sometimes, there would be incidents of violence a week or two prior to these occasions, which would cause so...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez addresses the audience during Mabalacat's 11th cityhood anniversary on July 21, 2023. (Speaker’s office) Did you know that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has a deep connection with Mabalacat City in Pampanga? Romualdez, Leyte's 1st district representative,...
