House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Contributed photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez paid tribute on Sunday, June 18 to the so-called "heroes of our home"--Filipino fathers--on Father's Day. "Today, we celebrate the lives of the heroes of our home: the fathers and all the father figures who have...
(Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando Cabredo's Facebook) True to his word, Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo launched a community pantry for his constituents who were temporarily living in evacuation centers as a result of Mayon Volcano's rumblings. Cabredo on Saturday, June 17 posted...
BIRTH OF A NATION The Third Republic of the Philippines was inaugurated on July 4, 1946 The World Bank doesn’t have a formal definition for nation-building. It has one for state-building but none for nation-building. Why? Perhaps the question lies in the concept of “nation.” It is, after all,...
Several government agencies on Friday, June 16 raised concerns that members of the Taliban and other “splinter groups” would revive their propaganda once the Philippines gives in to the United States’ request for the government to temporarily house Afghan nationals in the country. ...
Senators have expressed confusion and concern as to why the United States (US) government has chosen the Philippines as the country to temporarily house their allies from Afghanistan. Sen. Imee Marcos leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs' inquiry into the United States government's...
Remember the community pantries that popped up everywhere at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic? A similar initiative will soon be launched by Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo to benefit the evacuees from Mayon Volcano's continued restiveness. The Office of Speaker Martin...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) looks over the casket of the late former senator Rodolfo Biazon. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez paid his final respects to the late former senator Rodolfo Biazon at the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City on Friday afternoon,...
There is still no go signal from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to grant the request made by Washington to let Afghan nationals stay in the Philippines while waiting for their Special Immigrant Visa from the United States, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez tried to woo Portuguese investors into coming to the Philippines during his talk with the envoy from the southern European country on Wednesday, June 14. Paying a courtesy call to the high-ranking Philippine official...
(Unsplash) The southern European country of Portugal has offered to help the Philippines get rid of the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF), the Office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez bared on Wednesday, June 14. The offer was relayed to Romualdez by Portuguese non-resident Ambassador to the...
From left to right: Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman, 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, and 3rd district Rep. Fernando Cabredo (Facebook) Congressmen from the first three districts of Albay have expressed their appreciation to government officials as the promised disaster and evacuation...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez on Wednesday clarified that Washington's request for Manila to allow Afghan refugees in the country only covers those who worked for the US government and those whose lives are in danger. Romualdez made the clarification after...
