Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Contributed photo) It appears that Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has already put the alleged House leadership squabble behind her. The former president, wearing bright orange co-ords with...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "An unequivocal vote of confidence" in the Marcos administration's socioeconomic agenda. That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described Fitch Ratings’ revision of its credit outlook for the Philippines’...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is one step closer to having a law on national land use. This, after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Bill (HB) No.8162 or the proposed National Land Use Act (NLUA), via vote of 262-3-0...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The 51-strong Visayas bloc in the House of Representatives is the latest group of solon to express its support to Speaker Martin Romualdez. "Members of the Visayan Bloc express full support for Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left), Deputy Speaker Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (center), and Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (2nd from right) (Screenshot from YouTube live) Is the House leadership "spat" officially...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, onions (Speaker's office, MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez favored on Monday, May 22 the impending imposition of a suggested retail price (SRP) of P150 per kilo for red onions and P140 per kilo for white onions. “The imposition of a Suggested Retail...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s cryptic post on Instagram referring to someone as “tambaloslos” (a Visayan pejorative term) is making the rounds on social media as netizens debate on who was the subject of her remark. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Instagram) On Sunday, May 21, the official...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Speaker's office, Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has downplayed as a mere political spat the issue between Speaker Martin Romualdez and Pampanga 2nd district Rep....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) Destabilization plots in the House of Representatives "should be nipped in the bud". Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez Sunday, May 21 in a statement that appeared intended to allay concerns of supposed cracks in the administration coalition...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) There is still a "UniTeam" in government as far as House Speaker Martin Romualdez is concerned. In a statement Sunday, May 21 amid rumors of a coup plot in the House of Representatives, Romualdez made a reference to the administration alliance between his...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The passage of the measure seeking the extension of the National Housing Authority (NHA) Charter is a sure thing. “It is our commitment to ensure the success of President Marcos’ housing program that would bring a meaningful change and...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo ((Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo did a "stellar" job in helping unravel the alleged cartel that caused onion prices to rise to absurd levels late last year. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as...
