LIGAO CITY, Albay – Eight-hundred sixty-nine families affected by Mayon Volcano in the town of Guinobatan and Ligao City in Albay are beneficiaries of P5,000 cash assistance each from House Speaker Martin Romualdez. MYRNA Bobis, 53, a Person with Disability and an evacuee from Barangay Baligang,...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker's office) Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has expressed appreciation for the "timely assistance" that the country’s top officials rendered to his constituents amid...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday, June 12, joined the millions of Filipinos who gave their final salute to the late Sen. Rodolfo "Pong" Biazon, who passed away on Independence Day. Aside from being a former senator, Biazon was also a former House of Representatives...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Contributed photo, Speaker's office) House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is taking the "high road" amid potentially disruptive "diversions". Thus, said Nationalist People's Coalition...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Some P33 million worth of assistance--in cash and in kind--is on its way to the families affected by what is seen as the imminent eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay. This, after the office of Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA) Much has been said about the House of Representatives' output during the first regular session, and Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers believes it has both quantity and quality. Barbers said Sunday, June 11 that it was through...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Ranking congressmen continued to speak positively of Speaker Martin Romualdez's ability to lead the House of Representatives on Friday, June 9 amid what they described as "political noise and distractions". Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez refuses to let any "distraction" get the better of the House of Representatives when it comes to its task of legislating solutions to the country’s problems. Romualdez had this to say Thursday, June 8 amid the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The World Bank's (WB) upgraded forecast on the Philippines' economic performance speaks positively about Filipinos' resilience, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said in a statement on Thursday, June 8. “This upgraded forecast reinforces the...
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...
Vice President Sara Duterte (OVP photo) Let's do away with political bickerings. Statement of Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez made this call on Thursday morning, June 8 amid recent statements made by Vice President Sara Duterte. "I and my colleagues in the House of Representatives...
House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Contributed photo) "Premature partisanship" won't be enough to derail the work of the House of Representatives. Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe made this declaration Thursday, June 8 even...