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...
The unity message of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is alive and well in the House of Representatives as most of the lawmakers expressed renewed hope at the election of Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as Speaker for the 19th Congress. Opening session of the House of...
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...
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...
The opening of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25 will be eventful not only because of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the afternoon; the day will also feature the reorganization of both chambers of Congress. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is raring to officially start his work as a member of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (second from right) (Facebook) This can be gleaned from his recent Facebook post marking his...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) continues to expand its membership as four more congressmen and 10 mayors joined the political party on Tuesday, July 19. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (left) swears in Davao congressmen Isidro Ungab (center), Alan Dujali (2nd from right),...
Did Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab just secure the chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee? From left to right: Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, Vice President Sara Duterte, and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab (Facebook) Such question was left on...
