Lawmakers, led by Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, believe that Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez is the “most qualified” to lead the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) This was...
He signed up for the job in 2019, but ultimately gave way to other speakership aspirants. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) But Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez's destiny could no longer be denied on Monday, July 25, after he was elected as House Speaker by his...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos thinks that the qualifications of newly-elected House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez make him worthy of the position, and not his relationship to the Marcos family. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (second from right) (Facebook) Romualdez's...
Senators of the 19th Congress convened on Monday, July 25, with the election of new leaderships, marking the conduct of the first regular session. Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri was elected Senate President while Senator Lorna Regina "Loren" Legarda was chosen Senate President Pro Tempore....
Despite the deluge of celebrities and other stylish personalities, Vice President Sara Duterte was the belle of the ball at the opening session of the 19th Congress leading to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, while wearing a Bagobo...
VICE President Sara Duterte, dressed in a native attire, and brother, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, attend the opening of the first regular session of the 19th Congress Monday, July 25. DAVAO CITY – Davao City Reps. Paolo Z. Duterte, Vincent Garcia, and Isidro Ungab attended the opening of the...
Presumptive Senate President Miguel Zubiri said on Sunday, July 24, that an “independent bloc” of the Senate may form in the 19th Congress, after he had a “good” meeting with sibling Senators Alan and Pia Cayetano to discuss the possibility of the two forming a third bloc. Incoming Senate...
More lawmakers have revealed the items they wished President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can tick off when he delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Among the...
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers sees Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez will overwhelmingly get the majority vote of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez (Photos from Barbers’ office /...
A new Philippine president. A new plenary hall. A new House Speaker. The main Philippine flag inside the House plenary hall (PPAB) The House of Representatives will have the imagery of a new beginning--a clean slate of sorts--going for it when it finally starts the first regular session of the 19th...
It is finally time for Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez to claim the House speakership, a position he relinquished in 2019 in the name of unity and camaraderie among congressmen of the previous administration. Presumptive House Speaker Martin Romualdez (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Pampanga...
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...
