Speculations that the House of Representatives (HOR) is behind the initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI) has sparked disinterest among senators to pursue the joint resolution that seeks to review economic provisions in the existing Charter. This was...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Whether in the majority or minority, if you’re a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, your performance in plenary sessions and committee hearings will dictate your screen time on...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, January 22, said that a member of Congress told him that House Speaker Martin Romualdez is the one behind the initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative. “Yun ang sabi sa akin ng congressman eh. Hindi ko na...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte expressed her gratitude to Senator Imee Marcos for supporting her family amid the tensions between the latter and her cousin, House Speaker Martin Romualdez. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos (Photos from Office of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With its unique demographic advantage, ongoing economic reforms, and synergy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines makes for an ideal destination for foreign investment,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez rubbed elbows with elite sovereign wealth fund managers and top government leaders as he spearheaded the Philippine delegation's participation at the 2024 annual meeting of the...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan will meet with House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, and former senator Leila de Lima, according to Presidential Task...
PEACE-MAKER Our wife Gina and we visited former President Joseph Estrada in his home several days ago. As some may know, then Vice President Erap Estrada and we ran against each other and eight other candidates during the 1998 presidential elections. We came out second to him in a highly...
The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) has plans to invest in the country’s energy sector, particularly in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), to lower energy costs and transform it into a more reliable and resilient grid to power communities. National Grid Corporation of...
PEACE-MAKER During the first half of 2024, several countries in Asia will hold its presidential or parliamentary elections: Bangladesh (Jan. 28), Azerbaijan (Feb. 7), Pakistan (Feb. 8), Indonesia (Feb. 14), Iran (March 1), Russia (March 17), Republic of Korea (April 10), India (April-May), and...
PEACE-MAKER As Speaker of the House of Representatives and in the course of our modest foray in parliamentary and political party diplomacy, we have had the privilege of meeting U.N. Secretaries-General U Thant, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Anan, and Ban Ki-moon, all men of...
By SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN (The author is co-chairman of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, which former Speaker Jose de Venecia founded and launched in Manila in 2000 and which now represents 352 political parties from 52 countries in Asia. He also co-founded with JDV the...
