All 16 cities and the only municipality in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still under the coronavirus Alert Level 1 after the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases clarified the list of areas in the said risk level classification. (ALI VICOY /...
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)...
As the country’s debt stock continued to rise in April, Malacañang said Thursday that reducing the Philippine debt remains the government's priority. In fact, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said, the Duterte administration’s economic team already “proposed a fiscal consolidation and...
Malacañang said Thursday, June 2, it respects the Commission on Appointments (CA) although it bypassed the confirmation of the recent appointment of three top Commission on Elections (Comelec) by outgoing President Duterte. "We recognize the power vested by the Constitution in the Commission on...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar expressed his gratitude to President Duterte for letting him be a part of the "change" the outgoing Chief Executive had promised to deliver six years ago. Photo from Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Facebook) Andanar said after Duterte hosted a...
Congress leaders have met with President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr, and discussed their legislative agendas and the forthcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the incoming President on July 25. Present during the meeting were the incoming President, Senate Majority...
Bigwigs in the House of Representatives greeted Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on the occasion of her 44th birthday on Tuesday, May 31. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Lakas-CMD Media) "I join the Filipino nation in extending our warmest greetings to Vice President-elect Sara Duterte as she...
If there was one thing that stood out for Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri during day one of the marathon canvassing, it's the fact that House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez hardly stood up. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri (left) praises House...
The two chambers of Congress–the House of Representatives and Senate–held a joint session Tuesday, May 24 as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) began canvassing the votes cast during the May 9, 2022 national elections--a process that solons assured will be conducted with integrity. Speaker...
Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has now gained the endorsements of the top two incoming officials of the land as far as his House Speakership bid in the 19th Congress is concerned. Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) This,...
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...
The emergence of a new supermajority in the House of Representatives bodes well for the fulfillment of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos's campaign promises, the most popular of which have to do with lowering the costs of electricity and the Filipinos' staple food, rice. Camarines Sur 2nd...
