TACLOBAN CITY – Familiar and dominant families in Eastern Visayas filed their Certificates of Candidacy for the 2025 mid-term elections. Leyte Gov. Jerico Petilla is running for his second term against Romeo Plasquita and Minda Buctot. Vice Gov. Leonardo Javier is unopposed. ROMUALDEZ (FB)...
From left to right: Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera, 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Facebook) Several party-list groups that made their mark in the current 19th Congress or...
PEACE-MAKER In February 2011, demonstrations broke out in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which eventually led to the tragic death of Muammar Gaddafi in October the same year at his hometown of Sirte, located between the capital Tripoli and Benghazi. This columnist is no stranger in Libya as we...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has formed the quinta-committee (quinta-comm), which is tasked to investigate the interdependent issues of smuggling and price manipulation of basic goods and...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero says he would rather say nothing on whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte will attend the Senate’s upcoming budget hearings. This, after...
TACLOBAN CITY - House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Election (Comelec) Leyte on Tuesday, October 1. HOUSE Speaker Martin Romualdez showimg his Certificate of Candidacy. Romualdez is seeking his third term as the...
PEACE-MAKER Looking back on years spent in public office and the campaigns that shaped them is a mixture of nostalgia, lessons learned the hard way, a clearer understanding of the complexities of public service, and the joy of having contributed to nation-building. Political campaigns are...
Vice President Sara Duterte asked lawmakers to stop using unreliable witnesses against her in their bid to besmirch her reputation. (From right) Vice President Sara Duterte and former DepEd undersecretary Sara Duterte (House of Representatives/Facebook) In a recent statement, the...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon has been named as the regional chairperson of the country’s most dominant political party, the Lakas-CMD, in Central Visayas. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) raise the hands of...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Left) and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Screenshot from Facebook live) “We agreed to disagree, and all’s well that ends well.” This was Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin’s bookend...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is revealed as the newest member of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), a non-stock, nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending, preserving, and protecting the Constitution which serves as the fundamental law of the land. File photo of First Lady...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) Speaker Martin Romualdez played up during plenary session on Wednesday night, Sept. 25 the contributions made by the House of Representatives, and Congress in general, to the economic...
