(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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is employing a team approach in his bid to get as much work done as possible in the final month of the 19th Congress. Romualdez opened plenary session Monday afternoon, May 8 seemingly to rev up everybody's engines,...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said that the conduct of joint patrols by the Philippines and its key allies will likely happen “very soon” in the contested South China Sea. (Photo from Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.) “I foresee it to happen very soon,”...
The Philippines and the United States have already halted discussions on identifying new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites as the two sides are now talking on how the nine existing sites will be used. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Monday Manila...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will be looking to pass on third and final reading not eight, but 14 more priority measures of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. once it resumes sessions on Monday, May 8. This, after House Speaker Martin...
Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism. (Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is prodding authorities to prepare for a possible influx of foreign tourists to the Philippines in the coming days. This, as the House leader pointed to the World Health Organization's (WHO) lifting...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Philippines has "succeeded" along with the rest of the world in fighting the deadly Covid-19. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this assessment following the World Health Organization's (WHO) decision to lift its Covid-19 global health...
From left to right: Onions, the House plenary, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) The House of Representatives will resume plenary sessions tomorrow, Monday, May 8, in the afterglow of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s five-day United...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (rightmost) (Speaker's office) An ecstatic House Speaker Martin Romualdez wished "the best of health and the best of love" to the United Kingdom's (UK) newly-crowned royal couple. “Today (Saturday, May 6), we...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) Filipinos will feel the "fruits" of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.’s successful five-day official visit to the United States (US) sooner than later. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who hailed the Filipino leader for securing...
Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (right) (MANILA BULLETIN) A "great leader" and a "humble colleague". That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla, who passed away on Friday, May 5. “Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) converses with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (2nd from left) and the rest of the Philippine delegation that arrived in London in the United Kingdom (UK). House Speaker Martin Romualdez joined President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in a...
