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...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has vouched big time for neophyte solon Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, saying the latter is "even more knowledgeable" than his more seasoned peers. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) “Having worked with him for three...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos spent his first day as senior deputy majority leader during the House plenary session Wednesday, July 27. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Screengrab from YouTube) As senior deputy majority leader, Marcos momentarily took over the plenary's...
The House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) 100 which calls on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to conduct a special election to fill the vacancy in Cavite’s 7th legislative district. House Speaker Martin Romualdez presides over the plenary (Lakas-CMD Media) During day three...
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 has just gained a new function--that of being the "caretaker" congressman of the 7th district of Cavite. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) Majority leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe made a motion to this effect during the session...
Presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has been elected as senior deputy majority leader. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (Facebook, PPAB) This was announced and affirmed during the House session on Tuesday...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera said that the members of the minority bloc in the 19th Congress will be agents of "constructive checks and balance". Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Facebook) This, as Herrera said that she was "excited" for her...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe has committed to "work hard and serve with integrity and dedication" as the majority leader of the fledgling 19th Congress. House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (foreground) snaps a selfie with Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost, seated) and fellow...
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...
