If you have ever been ghosted by a significant other, you will find an ally in Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. who filed a bill seeking to make “ghosting” an emotional offense. (Photo by Gift Habeshaw on Unsplash) House Bill (HB) 611, or “An Act Declaring Ghosting as an...
Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez finally had his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) experience on Monday, July 25, being one of the neophytes in the current 19th Congress. Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (leftmost, seated) (PPAB) As it turns out, President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe has committed to "work hard and serve with integrity and dedication" as the majority leader of the fledgling 19th Congress. House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (foreground) snaps a selfie with Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost, seated) and fellow...
When it comes to Philippine politics, readers of the Manila Bulletin are quite savvy--but always in a hurry. Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Ralph Tulfo So much in a hurry that most of them may not have realized that some 150 or nearly half of the House of Representatives members in the 19th Congress...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is poised to set himself apart from his more recent predecessors by designating the fewest number of deputy speakers since the days of the 16th Congress almost a decade ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) In one of its first acts as a body on Monday, July...
What do Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez all have in common? Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) They are all former House Speakers, and on Monday, July 25, picked the same...
The overwhelming mandate that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. garnered in the May 2022 polls has become the impetus for the 19th Congress to embark on a legislative agenda that will address the travails that the Philippines is going through, which include the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and the...
Newly-elected House Speaker Martin Romualdez is satisfied with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaker Martin Romualdez (MB FILE PHOTO) "For his first SONA, the President clearly spelled out a roadmap of governance in his six years of office....
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, in his first speech as House Speaker, galvanized his solon-colleagues into working with him "as a team" in order to address the problems besetting the nation. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) "Rather than I accept the position, I ask you all...
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has been elected as the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read: https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/25/sole-nominee-romualdez-wins-speakership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sole-nominee-romualdez-wins-speakership Romualdez previously...
Veteran lawmaker Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has taken the highest seat of the Senate of the Philippines of the 19th Congress. Zubiri assumed the Senate presidency on Monday, July 25, as senators convened for their first regular session. Senate PRIB Zubiri is one of the most senior lawmakers...
A dress code was in order, banning any attire with political messages, for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). But this did not stop the Makabayan bloc and other lawmakers from flaunting their outfits. (From left to right) House Speaker Martin Romualdez, ACT...
