PEACE-MAKER In a period marked by climate change and environmental challenges, planting of trillions of trees worldwide is a visionary solution to combat the climate crisis. The planting of trillions of trees is a practical and essential strategy to mitigate climate change and secure a...
TACLOBAN CITY – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez Jr. led the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair dry run in Naval, Biliran, on Saturday, August 26. HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez speaks at the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair dry run at the Biliran Province State University Gym in...
PEACE-MAKER Vietnam is where we spent our initial foray in international relations, as a 30-year-old presidential assistant, concurrently assigned as minister, economic and press counselor at the Philippine Embassy in Saigon, the South Vietnam capital then (now Ho Chi Minh, capital of the united...
Health, as well as health research is still a priority among the foremost concerns of government leaders according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the 16th Philippines National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week Opening Ceremonies led by the Department of Science and Technology...
PEACE-MAKER After some 50 years in Philippine partisan politics and 20 years in political party- and parliamentary diplomacy in Asia and the international community, this columnist, now almost 87, has spent these past three years just observing political events and developments. Indeed, the last...
PEACE-MAKER Cambodia has broken a historic ground with the imminent election of the Khuon Sudary as the first woman president of the National Assembly. A veteran parliamentarian, she currently serves as vice president of her country’s lawmaking body. She is also one of our steadfast allies...
PEACE-MAKER Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the longest-serving leader in Asia, is stepping down from his position to give way to his eldest son, Hun Manet, who won his seat in parliament in last Sunday’s general election. Many younger lawmakers are also said to be appointed to ministerial...
Rumors of a rift between Vice President Sara Duterte and House Speaker Martin Romualdez were put to rest on Tuesday, July 25, after the two were seen walking arm-in-arm during the sendoff for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to Malaysia. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and...
South Korean Rep. Kim Jin-pyo, speaker of the National Assembly, visited the Korean War Memorial Pylon in Taguig and met with House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Kim is in the Philippines for a three-day official visit from July 23 to 25. This is the first visit by a National Assembly...
Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered the shortest State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Philippine history clocking only 25 minutes, a video uploaded by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunday, July 23. (From left) Former...
PEACE-MAKER As our modest contribution in strengthening partnership and linkages between Asia and Europe, we in the 350-member International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) together with the European People’s Party (EPP), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), and...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte continued receiving high approval and trust ratings based on the latest RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) public opinion poll. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte...
