Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Yasser Alonto Balindong (Facebook) Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Yasser Alonto Balindong has yet to warm his seat as House deputy speaker, but he already has some fighting words. In a statement Wednesday afternoon,...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) Last Tuesday, Nov. 7, Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab were stripped of their title as deputy speakers in the House of Representatives. Taking their place were...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) Solons' work in the House of Representatives hasn't been hobbled by "recent events", Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Wednesday, Nov. 8. Salceda, in a chance interview, gave off the impression that work in the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte, the chairman of the once-ruling political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), welcomed the resignation of Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. after the lawmaker named him as the person who maligned the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN A group of congressmen are pitching the relocation of the House of Representatives, including the construction of a new House building. The suggestion was embodied in House Resolution (HR) No.1390,...
Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left), Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker’s office) Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's name is conspicuously absent from the list of authors of House Resolution (HR) No.1414,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution "upholding the integrity and honor of the institution and expressing appreciation and solidarity to the leadership" of Speaker Martin Romualdez. ...
House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr., (left) former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB, Malacañang photo) Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. has named his party-mate, former president Rodrigo...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) In a rare display of anger, Speaker Martin Romualdez slammed on Monday, Nov. 6 the "opportunistic motives" of a "dissatisfied few" against the House of Representatives. Romualdez, president of the...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to speak at the joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate at the Batasan Pambansa. This paper’s editorial yesterday, Nov. 4, pointed out that the Japanese Premier’s address is...
Recalling numerous cooperative endeavors in the past, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said this "heart-to-heart" relationship that Japan has with the Philippines is something that should prosper and be passed on to the next generation. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has transmitted the proposed 2024 national budget to the Senate as announced during a special joint session on Saturday, Nov. 4. The joint session was held to host the address of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida...
