(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives won't lose sight of swiftly approving the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 or the national budget even as it tackles the four remaining priority bills of the Marcos administration that it has yet to pass. “With our firm...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (leftmost) and Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella lll (rightmost) witness President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s (seated) signing of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act in Malacañang on July 7,...
Onions (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will hasten the passage of the proposed amendments to the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act upon the start of the second regular session of the 19th Congress later this month. Thus, promised House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has assured Filipinos of the Marcos administration's strengthened socioeconomic platform that aims to get the Philippine economy back to a high-growth trajectory. *PRIORITY BILLS — President Marcos convenes the Legislative-Executive Development...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right) converses with Cabinet officials and fellow lawmakers during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting Wednesday, July 5 in Malacañang. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives will pass within this year 20...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate has proposed to add nine bills for inclusion in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) on top of the 42 bills already listed in the agenda. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) “It was a...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has credited the country's continuing inflation rate slowdown to the "strong political will" and "sound economic policies" of the Marcos administration. “This continued drop in inflation can be attributed to President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office, MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed the "decisive action" of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. against the alleged onion cartel. “This is a welcome development, a...
Clockwise: Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) The sheer popularity of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and the top two leaders of Congress will result to a fully-packed House plenary come...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez met on Monday, July 3 to discuss the priority bills to be passed in the coming Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Senate and House leaders met at the Manila Golf Club in Makati City on July 3, 2023 to discuss...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. may be a darling of the north, but he is not "all Ilocano". House Speaker Martin Romualdez underscored during an event in the heart of Leyte Thursday, June...
Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores (center) receives the P500,000 in cash from representatives of House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Rep. Flores' office) The office of Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores became the latest to receive calamity assistance amounting to P11...
