Jay-R Esquivel (Facebook) Top leaders of the House of Representatives have chipped in to help Filipino surfing phenom Rogelio “Jay-R” Esquivel Jr. achieve more honor for the country in the international scene. A statement from House Speaker Martin Romualdez Friday, June 23 bared that he and his...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (center) Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez led on Thursday, June 22 the distribution of cash aid worth P3,000 to each of 1,000 beneficiaries from Quezon City's 6th district. Romualdez, chairperson of House Committee on Accounts, helped...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vowed to sign the controversial Maharlika Fund bill “as soon as I get it,” allaying fears that the proposed sovereign wealth fund could potentially bankrupt pensioners’ fund. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) “I will...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez seized the opportunity Wednesday afternoon, June 21, to highlight the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) before members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (AmCham). This, as the proposed...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) A school in Tacloban City, Leyte that was named after the grandmother of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has emerged as the top school in terms of performance in the recent physical therapists (PT) licensure examination. Not only that, but two graduates from...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has brought his "visionary leadership" to the previous administration's popular "Build, Build, Build" program. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who led on Wednesday, June 21 the...
(Tingog Party-list) Congressmen from Mandaluyong City and Quezon City expressed their gratitude to Tingog Party-list and Speaker Martin Romualdez for facilitating the release of cash aid or "ayuda" to victims of recent fire incidents in their respective areas. Thanking Tingog and the office of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Contributed photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez paid tribute on Sunday, June 18 to the so-called "heroes of our home"--Filipino fathers--on Father's Day. "Today, we celebrate the lives of the heroes of our home: the fathers and all the father figures who have...
(Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando Cabredo's Facebook) True to his word, Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo launched a community pantry for his constituents who were temporarily living in evacuation centers as a result of Mayon Volcano's rumblings. Cabredo on Saturday, June 17 posted...
BIRTH OF A NATION The Third Republic of the Philippines was inaugurated on July 4, 1946 The World Bank doesn’t have a formal definition for nation-building. It has one for state-building but none for nation-building. Why? Perhaps the question lies in the concept of “nation.” It is, after all,...
Several government agencies on Friday, June 16 raised concerns that members of the Taliban and other “splinter groups” would revive their propaganda once the Philippines gives in to the United States’ request for the government to temporarily house Afghan nationals in the country. ...
Senators have expressed confusion and concern as to why the United States (US) government has chosen the Philippines as the country to temporarily house their allies from Afghanistan. Sen. Imee Marcos leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs' inquiry into the United States government's...
