Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Manuel Antonio Teehankee (left), welcomes Speaker Martin Romualdez upon his arrival at Zurich Airport Monday morning (Switzerland time). It's House Speaker Martin Romualdez's...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Upbeat. That single word aptly describes Speaker Martin Romualdez after the Senate leaders' filing of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which calls for a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) for the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will soon launch a motu proprio investigation on alleged reports of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) being denied of their discounts under...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), OWWA Administrator Arnaldo "Arnell" Ignacio (center), and OWWA Deputy Administrator Mary Melanie "Honey" Quiño (right) inspect on Saturday night the OFW Lounge at Terminal 1 of NAIA. (Speaker's office) House Speaker...
IS IT TIME FOR CHANGE? One of the ways to amend the Constitution is through a proposal in Congress (Photo Ellson A. Quismorio) Social and mainstream media are rife with stories on the proposed changes to the 1987 Constitution. Some fear moves to get the numbers from a people’s initiative to amend...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has congratulated Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto for his reported appointment as the new Department of Finance (DOF) secretary. "Warmest congratulations to former Senator and current Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says he won't think twice about recommending another rice price cap to President Marcos should the situation need it. “We will continue to monitor the prices of rice...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says that the Philippines under the Marcos administration has successfully "tamed the monster" that is fast inflation. Romualdez in a statement noted that the nation began 2023 facing a 14-year inflation peak of 8.7...
The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) has plans to invest in the country’s energy sector, particularly in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), to lower energy costs and transform it into a more reliable and resilient grid to power communities. National Grid Corporation of...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (PPAB) Answering the Speaker's call, the House Committee Transportation will launch its motu propio investigation on the supposed tainted implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) or jeepney modernization program...
In the past week we have seen a couple of high-profile Filipino political vloggers suspended from Facebook. Suspension of social media (socmed) accounts of celebrities and other socmed commentators (political, entertainments, social, cultural …) is nothing new. If you Google the names...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) should consider investing in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) amid the "challenges" being faced by the power grid operator. Thus, said...
