PEACE-MAKER As the whole world celebrates Father’s Day next Sunday, June 18, we wish to pay tribute to our beloved father, the late Jose Ravago de Venecia Sr. After World War II, our father served as Judge at Large for the entire Bicol region, appointed by the late President Manuel Roxas, first...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Ranking congressmen continued to speak positively of Speaker Martin Romualdez's ability to lead the House of Representatives on Friday, June 9 amid what they described as "political noise and distractions". Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus...
(MANILA BULLETIN) An appeal to block the granting of a new legislative franchise to First Laguna Electric Cooperative Inc. (FLECO) has reached the House of Representatives. The appeal came from a group of mayors from ten 10 of the 11 municipalities being served by FLECO. The local officials have...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez refuses to let any "distraction" get the better of the House of Representatives when it comes to its task of legislating solutions to the country’s problems. Romualdez had this to say Thursday, June 8 amid the...
House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Contributed photo) "Premature partisanship" won't be enough to derail the work of the House of Representatives. Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe made this declaration Thursday, June 8 even...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker's office) Shunning "divisive politics", Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said on Wednesday, June 7 that improving the lives of Filipinos remains the top priority of the...
PEACE-MAKER The recent happenings in the Lakas-CMD (Christian-Muslim Democrats) brought back memories of the beginnings of the party as well as the many challenges and struggles we and our partymates faced together. When we, together with then former Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos and former...
What was once a dedicated place for South Korea’s president and welcome reception for world leaders, Cheong Wa Dae, commonly known as the Blue House, now opens its doors to the public. The former presidential residence has been home to the country’s past leaders from 1948 to 2022. But when...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After a grueling 10 months of work, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has advised his congressman-colleagues to "reenergize" themselves during the lengthy legislative recess. “As we close the first regular session, I wish that you will remain...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives capped on Wednesday night, May 31 a prolific first regular session wherein it processed 9,600 measures, including 33 deemed as priority bills of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In the 19th Congress....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) Something unusual happened in the House of Representatives just before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session. Right after House Speaker Martin Romualdez delivered his closing speech in plenary Wednesday night,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), and Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Speaker’s office, Facebook) It's nothing personal. House Speaker Martin Romualdez stressed this message Wednesday night, May 31 after the chamber handed down a second 60-day suspension on...
