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...
Melvin Matibag (left) and Laguna 1st district Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes Matibag (Facebook) Lawyer Melvin Matibag, husband of Laguna 1st district Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes Matibag, has resigned as secretary-general and member of erstwhile ruling party...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) A long-time member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is supporting House Speaker Martin Romualdez's high profile plan to to develop the 37.2-hectare Pag-asa Island in...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (left) and Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook, Speaker's office) A veteran congressman from the Rodrigo Duterte-led Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has claimed that the...
To ensure he could concentrate on fulfilling his duties as senator, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, May 29, tendered his irrevocable resignation as executive vice president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left), Deputy Speaker Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (center), and Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (2nd from right) (Screenshot from YouTube live) Is the House leadership "spat" officially...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) National President and Palawan 2nd district Rep. Jose Alvarez has welcomed the House leadership's decision to give the senior deputy...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Speaker's office) Erstwhile ruling party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has reiterated its support for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his close ally, House Speaker...
Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez and Senator Robin Padilla finally met Tuesday morning, March 21 to discuss the controversial subject of Charter change (Cha-cha). But the two weren't alone--the meeting took place within the larger gathering of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng...
"We will appeal to the Supreme Court." Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III issued this statement in reaction to a decision of the second division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that former Energy Secretary Alfonso. Cusi and his faction are the ‘’true’’ and original...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Friday, Jan. 27 the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) Ex Abundanti Ad Cautelam filed by former Senator Manny Pacquiao and Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on the Resolution of the Commission Special Second Division. MB file photo In...
There is chorus of support from the House of Representatives for the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), and the voices are coming from different ends of the political spectrum. Clockwise: PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles, Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark...
