Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto on Monday, Aug. 1, stressed that the “powers and functions” should come first in the consideration of creating a new disaster response agency instead of its official name. Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I think signage is the least...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday, July 31, expressed grief over the passing of former president Fidel V. Ramos, the chairman emeritus of his political party, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD). Former president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters) “We all grieve because we lost a great...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Northern Luzon several days ago reminded us of the powerful quake that devastated Central and Northern Luzon on July 16, 1990, leaving some 2,500 people dead, thousands injured, and an estimated P20...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday, July 28, said they are looking at the “best practices” of the disaster management and preparedness agencies in the United States (US) and Turkey as models for the establishment of the country’s own agency. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the...
Two more House of Representatives members have been elected as deputy speaker--Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Frasco and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Newly-elected Deputy Speakers Rep. Frasco (left) and Rep. Gonzales (right) (Photos from congress.gov.ph) Ilocos Norte 1st district...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called the appointment of presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos as senior deputy majority leader of the Lower House "nepotism to the highest level." Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas - KMP (FACEBOOK) "As if the...
Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has been elected as the seventh deputy speaker in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress. Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez momentarily presided over the session Wednesday afternoon to facilitate Recto's election....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is poised to set himself apart from his more recent predecessors by designating the fewest number of deputy speakers since the days of the 16th Congress almost a decade ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) In one of its first acts as a body on Monday, July...
What do Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez all have in common? Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) They are all former House Speakers, and on Monday, July 25, picked the same...
The overwhelming mandate that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. garnered in the May 2022 polls has become the impetus for the 19th Congress to embark on a legislative agenda that will address the travails that the Philippines is going through, which include the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and the...
Newly-elected House Speaker Martin Romualdez is satisfied with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaker Martin Romualdez (MB FILE PHOTO) "For his first SONA, the President clearly spelled out a roadmap of governance in his six years of office....
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has been elected as the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read: https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/25/sole-nominee-romualdez-wins-speakership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sole-nominee-romualdez-wins-speakership Romualdez previously...
