The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that seeks to give the President the power to suspend the increase in premiums of “direct contributors” to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The penultimate passage of House Bill (HB) No. 6772 took place...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has confirmed talking to Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teve Jr., who is being implicated in the broad-daylight assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last March 4. "Cong. Arnie Teves got in touch with me through a phone call last...
Former national security adviser, Prof. Clarita Carlos has offered a simple solution to Filipinos' flab problem: walking it off. But for that to work, there must ample, safe walking spaces constructed for the public. "Too many obese people? PEDESTRIANIZE our roads so people will walk," Carlos wrote...
The women legislators of the House of Representatives assembled inside and outside the plenary hall Monday, March 13 for a pair of massive groups photos. The women legislators of the House in the 19th Congress (Speaker’s office) The photos were taken on the same day that the chamber held its...
After a one-week postponement, the House of Representatives finally pushed through with its traditional all-women plenary session on Monday, March 13. Designated as House Speaker during Monday's session--an event in line with the ongoing Women's Month celebrations--was Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says he has not heard from Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. in the past few days. "I have yet to receive any communication from Cong. Arnie since I appealed to him to return home," Rodriguez, Leyte’s 1st district representative, said in a...
The House of Representatives' investigation on the suspicious absence of five of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's Philippine National Police (PNP) escorts on the day the official was assassinated will begin Tuesday, March 14. This was confirmed by Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
Tingog Party-list led by its nominees in the 19th Congress, Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre led on Sunday, March 12 the distribution of P1 million worth of cash aid or "ayuda" to Filipinos in need. The distribution took place at the Lapu-Lapu City Sports Complex, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has cited what he called "striking parallels" between the killings of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last March 4 and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe over four years ago. In a statement Sunday, March 12, Romualdez said that he found it "highly...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez smells something fishy with the "disappearance" of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's police escorts on the day that he was gunned down and killed last March 4. “It appears that the perpetrators were aware of the fact that Gov. Degamo has practically no...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez underscored the importance of a “strong bilateral relationship” between the Philippines and the United States (US) to bringing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The region, which includes China, the Philippines, and other...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has told controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. to return to the Philippines as soon as he can. This was confirmed by Romualdez in a statement sent to House of Representatives reporters on Friday afternoon, March 10. “I advise...
