With the question on the House Speakership in the 19th Congress practically settled with the expected ascension of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, the focus now shifts to who will be the House Majority Leader. But what makes the position so important? For all intents and purposes, the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As part of our continuing effort to promote dialogue, understanding and cooperation in Asia and the international community, we in the International Conference of Asian Political Parties will conduct this year special conferences...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has taken his oath as the re-elected Marinduque lone district representative in the 19th Congress while he shared the stage with Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio. Outgoing House Speaker and re-elected Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco takes...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The triumphant uprisings in history demonstrate how ordinary citizens courageously claimed their civil liberties and demanded the right to decide their own destinies. ‘People Power’ liberations have in recent times taken place in other...
House Deputy Speaker Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has promised to refile two electoral reform bills in the 19th Congress: one to ban the substitution of candidates in national and local elections; and another that declares incumbent officials as automatically resigned upon filing of certificates of...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As the Philippines and the whole world celebrate Father’s Day today, we wish to pay tribute to our 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...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife Gina and we mourn the passing of our dear friend, the respected columnist, veteran journalist, and bestselling book author Carmen “Chit” Navarro Pedrosa. We first met Chit Pedrosa in the early 1960s when we were both young...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Leaders of political parties and parliaments from Asia and Europe will convene in Prague two weeks from now for the fourth summit of the Asia Europe Political Forum or AEPF. The political parties under our International Conference of Asian...
Officials of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) have formalized the party’s support towards the Speakership bid of Majority Floor Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. The NPC and Romualdez during the fellowship dinner on Saturday, May 21 (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) NPC...
Even an outgoing congressman in Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas believes that the House of Representatives will be in good hands under speakership contender, current Majority Leader Martin Romualdez. Outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas (Facebook) "I have seen firsthand...
The Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) will throw its support to incumbent House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Sunday, May 15. Sotto, who ran for vice president...
Another solon, Dinagat Islands lone district Rep. Alan Ecleo, has voiced support for Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez to be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) "We, in Dinagat Islands, welcome a House leadership under...
