House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Ranking congressmen have hailed House Speaker Martin Romualdez for steering the chamber to its enviable status as the highest-rated branch of government, based on the results of the latest...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, April 29, pledged to expand the Philippines' parliamentary cooperation with Japan, even as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to the country. Romualdez recognized Tokyo's importance to Manila, saying it has an "indispensable role in...
“If there’s a will, there’s a way.” Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, April 29 made this point as he urged the House of Representatives to pass the bill increasing the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector before the present 19th Congress ends on June 30. ...
PEACE-MAKER As our modest way of honoring the memory of Pope Francis, we are reprinting part of our column dated March 17, 2021, ‘Pope Francis’ journey in Iraq; the 1990 earthquake in Pangasinan and pioneering in the Middle East’: “We join Roman Catholics around the world in praying...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has chosen the take the high road amid the attacks of political opponents in the lead up to the May 12 mid-term elections. Romualdez, president of the dominant...
Pope Francis in Manila (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives members from various districts, sectors, and political affiliations have come out to give sweet tributes to the late Vatican leader--Argentina's Jorge...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Easter Sunday represents hope, renewal of values, and triumph over adversity, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reminded his fellow Filipinos. “This Easter Sunday, we pause to honor a...
PEACE-MAKER Today, as Christendom celebrates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are once again reminded that hope triumphs over despair, light over darkness, and peace over conflict. Yet even as churches across our country echo with joyful proclamations of “He is risen!”,we...
PEACE-MAKER As the political campaign heats up, we are once again seeing the country gripped by division, mudslinging, and personal attacks. The atmosphere has become toxic — full of noise, anger, and venom. This is not what our democracy should be about. Healthy debate and differences of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2025 and "Salaknib" exercises between the Philippines and the United States (US) shouldn't be viewed as an action against anybody in particular, House...
Sass Rogando Sasot (left), Lanao del Sur 1st district Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) Lanao del Sur 1st district Zia Alonto Adiong wondered out loud Thursday, April 10 whether or not controversial vlogger Sass Rogando Sasot still had a sliver of...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who is detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands for alleged crimes against humanity, sent chocolates as gifts to pediatric cancer patients at the House of Hope in the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City....
