Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's latest tirade against the House of Representatives' Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts is "unfair" to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said Thursday, March 16. In a statement, Rodriguez, chairman of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez had a "private meeting" with Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves' legal counsel, lawyer Ferdinand Topacio on Wednesday night, March 15, the former has confirmed. Romualdez, in a statement sent to House of Representatives reporters Thursday morning,...
Embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has officially asked the House of Representatives for a two-month leave of absence. Teves cited security concerns in his request, which was confirmed received by the House leadership on Wednesday night, March 15. "The undersigned...
Yes, the House of Representatives is in a rush, and it has no plans of slowing down anytime soon, for the sake of the people's interest. This was House Speaker Martin Romualdez's very diplomatic comeback Wednesday, March 15 to Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, who earlier expressed...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that seeks to give the President the power to suspend the increase in premiums of “direct contributors” to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The penultimate passage of House Bill (HB) No. 6772 took place...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has confirmed talking to Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teve Jr., who is being implicated in the broad-daylight assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last March 4. "Cong. Arnie Teves got in touch with me through a phone call last...
Former national security adviser, Prof. Clarita Carlos has offered a simple solution to Filipinos' flab problem: walking it off. But for that to work, there must ample, safe walking spaces constructed for the public. "Too many obese people? PEDESTRIANIZE our roads so people will walk," Carlos wrote...
The House of Representatives' investigation on the suspicious absence of five of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's Philippine National Police (PNP) escorts on the day the official was assassinated will begin Tuesday, March 14. This was confirmed by Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has cited what he called "striking parallels" between the killings of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last March 4 and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe over four years ago. In a statement Sunday, March 12, Romualdez said that he found it "highly...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez smells something fishy with the "disappearance" of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's police escorts on the day that he was gunned down and killed last March 4. “It appears that the perpetrators were aware of the fact that Gov. Degamo has practically no...
PEACE-MAKER In commemoration of the National Women’s Month, we wish to reprint here our column dated March 13, 2022. “In recent years, many iconic women leaders have emerged. Outstanding women in global politics include Margaret Thatcher in Britain; Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, the first...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has told controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. to return to the Philippines as soon as he can. This was confirmed by Romualdez in a statement sent to House of Representatives reporters on Friday afternoon, March 10. “I advise...
