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...
Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab (PPAB) Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab says he accepts his removal as House deputy speaker without any bitterness. "I accept the decision of the House Leadership to remove me from my position as Deputy...
Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PPAB Pampanga 2nd district congresswoman and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo' has been removed as deputy speaker in the House of Representatives. Replacing Arroyo was Isabela 1st district Rep....
Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco received the SKAL Tourism Award for Good Tourism Governance at the 31st SKAL International Tourism Awards, coinciding with the 42nd founding anniversary of the SKAL International-Makati Chapter. The event took place at the SMX Aura Convention...
House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Arroyo's office) House Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has opened up to how she really felt upon losing her post as senior deputy speaker to Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. Judging by her...
It took a while, but it's finally official--Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the senior deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. (Screenshot from YouTube) Arroyo took her oath for the position during the plenary session Wednesday, Aug. 17....
Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto on Monday, Aug. 1, stressed that the “powers and functions” should come first in the consideration of creating a new disaster response agency instead of its official name. Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I think signage is the least...
Two more House of Representatives members have been elected as deputy speaker--Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Frasco and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Newly-elected Deputy Speakers Rep. Frasco (left) and Rep. Gonzales (right) (Photos from congress.gov.ph) Ilocos Norte 1st district...
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 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...
Pampanga 2nd district Rep. and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been elected as senior deputy speaker in the 19th Congress, while five other lawmakers were elected as deputy speakers. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Manila Bulletin File Photo)...
