House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr., (left) former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB, Malacañang photo) Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. has named his party-mate, former president Rodrigo...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) In a rare display of anger, Speaker Martin Romualdez slammed on Monday, Nov. 6 the "opportunistic motives" of a "dissatisfied few" against the House of Representatives. Romualdez, president of the...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to speak at the joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate at the Batasan Pambansa. This paper’s editorial yesterday, Nov. 4, pointed out that the Japanese Premier’s address is...
Recalling numerous cooperative endeavors in the past, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said this "heart-to-heart" relationship that Japan has with the Philippines is something that should prosper and be passed on to the next generation. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has transmitted the proposed 2024 national budget to the Senate as announced during a special joint session on Saturday, Nov. 4. The joint session was held to host the address of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida...
Top leaders of the House of Representatives on Thursday, November 2 took turns commending Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for his exemplary leadership saying he has become the true embodiment of the “House of the People” due to his people-centered and pro-poor advocacies. Former...
House Deputy Minority Leader Bernadette Herrera has called on the House leadership to fast track the approval of the bill that seeks to improve the country’s road safety measures and ease tollway congestion especially during the peak holiday seasons. The Bagong Henerasyon Party-list...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit the House of Representatives on Saturday, Nov. 4. This was confirmed by the House of Representatives in a media advisory Tuesday, Oct. 31. For this purpose,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Speaker’s office, Malacañang photo) Mindanao-based congressmen continue to compliment Speaker Martin Romualdez's leadership despite former president Rodrigo Duterte's disparaging...
PEACE-MAKER (In our column last Sunday, we spoke of the need to create more avenues for dialogue, cooperation, and solidarity amid the protracted wars, lingering tensions, as well as the issues and challenges besetting the international community. One such avenue is through political parties. We...
The tirades of former president Rodrigo Duterte against members of the House of Representatives, including House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and the subsequent remarks made by Congress, show the “cracks” in the UniTeam tandem and signals the start of the preparation for the next elections, a...
Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco received the SKAL Tourism Award for Good Tourism Governance at the 31st SKAL International Tourism Awards, coinciding with the 42nd founding anniversary of the SKAL International-Makati Chapter. The event took place at the SMX Aura Convention...
