House Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his message during the meet and greet with the Filipino community at Grand Hyatt Hotel Sunday afternoon, Aug. 6 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez brought up before members of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Two down, only seven more to go. With the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 8443, which seeks to establish the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS); and HB No. 8456, or the Philippine Downstream Natural Gas Industry...
From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives officially received the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) To show that it is serious in ensuring the sustainability of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system, the House of Representatives formed in plenary on Wednesday night, Aug.2 an ad hoc committee that would handle the matter. Senior Deputy...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 is tailor-made to boost the production of the local agriculture sector, among other things. House Speaker Martin Romualdez made this observation Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 2, the same day that the Department...
From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked the Department of Budget and Management...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will officially receive on Wednesday morning, Aug. 2 the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024, or the precursor to next year's national budget. Information reaching House reporters Tuesday morning, Aug. 1, bared that Department...
From left to right: House Speaker Martin Romualdez, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo formally took his oath on Monday afternoon, July 31 in front of Speaker Martin Romualdez and the rest...
Tacloban City, Leyte after being pummeled by Super Typhoon "Yolanda" in November 2013. (MANILA BULLETIN) House leaders have filed a measure that seeks to strengthen the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) by adding a vice chairman to the composition of the body. House...
The cash payout at Barangay Opao, facilitated by Tingog Party-list (Tingog Party-list) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list have inaugurated two new Alagang Tingog Centers (ATC) in the province of Cebu over the weekend. Successfully opened last Saturday, July 29 was an...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has sent P287 million worth of assistance--in cash and in kind--to the victims of Super Typhoon "Egay" in Northern Luzon and Central Luzon as of Sunday noon, July 30. Mainly put together by House Speaker...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been receiving so many invitations from other countries, it has become a "problem". But it's a good problem to have, House Speaker Martin Romualdez noted. In an interview with Manila-based...