Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) Did Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. inadvertently give himself a bigger headache with his failed asylum bid in Timor-Leste? It looks like it, based on the details shared to Manila-based reporters by...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Speaker's office, Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez reminded Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. that the privileges and immunities of a congressman shouldn't be used...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must be "proactive" in addressing the impact of climate change, which poses a serious threat to the sustained growth of the regional bloc. “As leaders, we must be proactive and...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is discouraging Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. from continuing to seek asylum abroad. "We, in the House of Representatives, view with great concern reports from the DOJ...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Speaker's office, Facebook) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges may move to impose a new disciplinary action against Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. if he fails...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is calling on his fellow parliamentarians in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to join hands for enhanced trade and investment in the post-pandemic era. “As we navigate the post-pandemic...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co is supporting the House leadership's push to pass the Marcos administration’s 13 remaining priority measures in his capacity as House Committee on Appropriations chairman. Co, in a statement Tuesday, May 9, said: "We...
The late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (left) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Alberto del Rosario (MANILA BULLETIN) The recently departed former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Alberto del Rosario and Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla were honored by the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right) presides over the all-party caucus Monday afternoon, May 8 (Speaker's office) The leaders of the different political parties in the House of Representatives have committed to support the passage of the 13 remaining priority bills of President...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (left), President Bongbong Marcos (Rep. Recto's office) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has credited not one but two Romualdezes for the "unqualified success" that was President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), chaired by Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez opened on Monday, May 8 a three-day fundraising art exhibition featuring gold art paintings by internationally-renowned South Korean artist Kim...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The lower chamber has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to expand healthcare services by establishing specialized care centers in hospitals under the supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH). Passed by the House of Representatives...