Christmas is usually a time for good tidings, and on Monday, Dec. 5, House Speaker Martin Romualdez sounded a lot like Santa Claus. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Romualdez graced on Monday night the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the House of Representatives wherein he...
The House of Representatives has ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the proposed P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget for 2023. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House did so during plenary session at past 6 p.m. Monday night,...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a measure that would mandate the establishment of a vaccine and virology institute that would lead the country’s defense against public health emergencies like the Covid-19 pandemic. (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) House...
Recognizing their hard work and dedication to duty, Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Dec. 5, praised the officials and employees of the House of Representatives for their valuable contribution in advancing the chamber’s legislative agenda. Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks to the officials and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed high hopes on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget, which moved one step closer to enactment Monday, Dec. 5, after Bicameral Conference Committee meetings on the measure were concluded. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “With...
Iligan City lone district Rep. Celso Regencia has become the 67th member of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) in the House of Representatives. Speaker Martin Romualdez (far left) administers the oath to Iligan City lone district Rep. Celso Regencia (3rd from right), Aklan Gov. Jose...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives are batting for higher allowances for barangay officials as well as the grant of honoraria and benefits to barangay workers and "tanods" (watchmen) in the current 19th Congress. Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez Tingog Party-list Reps....
The second and most likely final Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will take place Monday, Dec. 5, the Manila Bulletin learned. (Unsplash) The site of the meeting will be the Manila...
ZERO-FARE TRANSIT Free transport given to liberated Filipinos by the American Army There are not many days when you know a single act can be a transformative event in your life. Two months into the pandemic lockdown, which to me was a daily repetitive cycle of household chores, I decided to bite...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez imparted inspiring words Friday, Dec. 2 to future seafarers who graduated during the 20th commencement exercises of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP). House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) graces the 20th commencement exercises of the MAAP...
The proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) has enough safeguards in it to prevent its embezzlement a la the 2016 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal or 1MDB scandal in Malaysia. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this assurance Friday, Dec. 2,...
Some 300 backpacks were distributed to schoolchildren at the Tacloban North Resettlement in Tacloban City, Leyte on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (Tingog Party-list) The distribution was made possible by the efforts of House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Leyte’s 1st district congressman; Committee on...
