If an earthquake like the one that hit Turkiye and Syria suffered last week should strike the Philippines, is the government prepared to respond? This is the question that House Speaker Martin Romualdez intends to answer as he plans to summon all disaster agencies and first responder units to find...
The House of Representatives--through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)--haa donated an additional P10 million in humanitarian aid to the thousands of earthquake victims in Turkey. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (7th from right) leads the turnover of P10 million to the Turkey earthquake victims via...
True to its word, the House of Representatives turned over a humble donation of $100,000 in financial assistance to the earthquake-stricken people of Turkey on Monday afternoon, Feb. 13. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (4th from right) hands over the $100,000 financial assistance to Turkey...
Lifting the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution could be the Philippines' ticket out of its "third world" status, according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez waves the Philippine flag to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Tokyo, Japan...
House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro sees only the perils of the Marcos government’s plan to enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan, warning that it would make the country “a magnet for attacks.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez considers the Filipino labor force as a "perfect match" for Japanese society. (PPAB, Unsplash) In an interview with Manila-based journalists Friday, Feb. 10 in Tokyo, Japan, Romualdez reacted to Japanese businesses and employers' commitment to hire more Filipino...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has never forgotten his debt of gratitude to the good people of Turkey when typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan) struck his province of Leyte nearly a decade ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As such, the House of Representatives, through the Speaker’s...
A high-ranking official from one of Japan’s leading financial institutions has expressed strong interest in backing the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) . (Nathan Boadle/ Unsplash) Thus, bared House Speaker Martin Romualdez in an interview Friday night, Feb. 10 with members of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is forecasting the Senate’s passage of its very own Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill soon, perhaps "after Easter". (MANILA BULLETIN) "I understand I have a funny feeling in the Senate it will pass soon. Maybe after Easter, baka tapos na yan (maybe it'll be done...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his strongest endorsement yet for economic Charter Change (Cha-cha) on Friday night, Feb. 10 when he called it the "final piece of the puzzle" in improving the country's economic environment. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Romualdez made this...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s stance that the Philippines is a "friend of all and enemy to none" amid the country's apparent security and defense talks with Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
The proposed Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)-like pact that's purportedly being explored by the governments of the Philippines and Japan is "a work in progress". House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. (Speaker's office) Thus, said...
