Out of all the sweet tributes that were given by House of Representatives members to the late former President Fidel V. Ramos, perhaps none was more personal and poignant than the one given by senior deputy speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Senior deputy speaker and...
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...
Pampanga 2nd district Rep. and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been elected as senior deputy speaker in the 19th Congress, while five other lawmakers were elected as deputy speakers. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Manila Bulletin File Photo)...
Former President and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Arroyo will not attend President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) after testing positive for Covid-19. Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PBBM Media) A statement from...
There will be an "authentic minority bloc" in the 19th Congress, and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman will be part of it. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) That's the only sure thing about anything that has to do with the word "minority" in the House of Representatives, which will...
There are very few heartbreaks worse than that of losing a close friend. (Photo from Migz Zubiri's Facebook) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor, and Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers are going through such pain and...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) is looking to expand its membership in the House of Representatives as it is expected to go full blast behind the speakership bid of its president, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media)...
Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has finally addressed on Saturday, May 14 the issue on the House Speakership, which appears to be his for the taking. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) This, after several political personalities endorsed him for the top...
In an announcement that would further seal the deal on the matter of the speakership, Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez for the top post in the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th...
Is this the start of the posturing for the all-important speakership in the House of Representatives? House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) The National Unity Party (NUP) revealed in a statement Thursday, May 12 its "full support to the speakership of Tacloban City Rep. Martin G....
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wore this rather colorful and summery outfit when she cast her vote on Monday morning, May 9. (Office of Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) Arroyo, also a former House Speaker, cast her vote in her hometown of Lubao, Pampanga. (Office of Former...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga--In what can be described as her most explicit endorsement yet, former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo introduced Bongbong Marcos to the huge crowd here as "the next president of the Republic of the Philippines". Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
