House Speaker Martin Romualdez has finally clarified what he told Assistant Majority Leader and Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez in connection with the Charter change (Cha-cha) issue. In a statement Friday, March 24. Romualdez, Leyte’s 1st district congressman, reiterated that the House was...
A painful loss. That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the passing of John Paul "JP" Pabalan, the BBM-Sara campaign youth leader who became the reason for the launch of the #StopTheHate movement on social media last year. "Nakikiramay po tayo sa pamilya ni John Paul Pabalan, a...
A Filipino boxing icon paid a courtesy call to Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, March 22 at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. Chatting and posing for pictures with Romualdez was Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. Donaire, 40, is truly one of the greats in the sport based on his...
The prosposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) and economic Charter change (Cha-cha). House Speaker Martin Romualdez highlighted these two "promising" measures during his speech Tuesday, March 21 at the luncheon meeting with ambassadors of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)-member-countries...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has said that he doesn't understand why House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been forcing him to go back to the Philippines at this time. In a Facebook video message posted past 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, Teves explained why he thinks...
The one-strike policy against erring policemen should also apply to their commanders, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez. “What is happening to our policemen? They are supposed to protect our citizens but they are accused of doing ‘hulidap’ and other extortion and illegal activities,”...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.'s ethics case "now lies in the hands" of his fellow congressmen. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez shortly after the Committee on Ethics and Privileges ended its motu proprio investigation on Teves' continuing absence without...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has told House Speaker Martin Romualdez that he will keep an "open mind" to economic Charter change (Cha-cha). This was revealed by the latter in a statement sent to House reporters on Sunday night, March 19. "I had the privilege of talking with the Senate...
Not mincing his words, Speaker Martin Romualdez told members of the alleged onion cartel--especially those who hold government positions--that they won't be spared by the House of Representatives. Romualdez gave this warning ahead of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's resumption of its...
PEACE MAKER Former Iranian Vice President Hassan Ghafouri Fard, a dear friend and a staunch stalwart in political party and parliamentary diplomacy passed away a few days ago in Tehran. He was 79. Vice President Ghafouri Fard was a founding member of ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has admitted that the current "word war" between leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate on Charter Change (Cha-cha) is kind of embarrassing. He was referring to the tit-for-tat going on between Senate President Juan Miguel (Migz) Zubiri and...
Ako Bisaya Party List Rep. Sonny Lagon sees not a "rushing" House Speaker, but an "efficient" one when it comes to the lower chamber's primary function of legislating. Lagon, in a statement Thursday afternoon, said it is in the nature of House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez to...
