Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez on Tuesday told China never to question the military alliance between Manila and Washington as the two governments have had such cooperation under the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Instead, Romualdez said Beijing must question...
High-ranking House of Representatives members are seeking a two-year extension to the availment of the estate tax amnesty, as provided for under Republic Act (RA) No.11213 or the "Tax Amnesty Act". Leading the filing of House Bill (HB) No.7409 was House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez expects the reconciled bill seeking amendments to Republic Act (RA) No.11709 to ensure balance, continuity, and professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) leadership. During the HOR-AFP fellowship series (Visayas leg) in Cebu City Thursday, Romualdez...
The House of Representatives will continue to back the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) modernization program. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this assurance during the HOR-AFP fellowship series (Visayas leg) in Cebu City, which was also attended by other House members and high-ranking...
The House of Representatives leadership is taking advantage of the lenghty summer break to the hone the skills and knowledge of its staff. On Wednesday, March 29, staff from Office of Speaker Martin Romualdez and those from the offices of Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has named himself as the legislative caretaker of Negros Oriental's 3rd district, which is the district of controversial Congressman Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. This was made effective through House of Representative Memorandum Order No. 19-017, dated March 23, 2023....
Featured image: TARGET LOCKED RFRG Republican Army soldiers in kneel-firing formation Over the past few days, I’ve been on a time machine ride on steroids, going back and forth between the past and the future in a matter of minutes as I sort though boxes and boxes and albums of old photographs...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has two wishes for former president Rodrigo Duterte on the latter’s 78th birthday. Romualdez wrote these wishes on his Facebook on Tuesday, March 28 for everyone to see. "Happy 78th Birthday, Former President Rodrigo Duterte!" wrote the Leyte 1st district...
The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has donated a calamity fund worth P500,000 each to Oriental Mindoro's 1st district and Davao de Oro's 1st district. This was learned by the Manila Bulletin Sunday, March 26 even as the Speaker’s office also facilitated the distribution of targeted...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez's willingness to discuss other modes of Charter change (Cha-cha) with the Senate should result to a key meeting between the two chambers even during the ongoing legislative recess. “Speaker Martin’s openness to any Senate proposal on how to pursue constitutional...
Featured image: LEYTE LANDING ANNIVERSARY At the capital city of Tacloban, Leyte, at the anniversary of the landing of American troops in the Philippines, during the parade held in the Capital City of Tacloban, a Filipino float passes in review A few years ago, there was an FB post in a group page...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is prodding members of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc.(FFCCII) to help in the government's job-generation efforts. Doing so would help keep Filipinos at home, instead of working abroad hundreds of miles away from their...
