Not mincing his words, Speaker Martin Romualdez told members of the alleged onion cartel--especially those who hold government positions--that they won't be spared by the House of Representatives. Romualdez gave this warning ahead of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's resumption of its...
PEACE MAKER Former Iranian Vice President Hassan Ghafouri Fard, a dear friend and a staunch stalwart in political party and parliamentary diplomacy passed away a few days ago in Tehran. He was 79. Vice President Ghafouri Fard was a founding member of ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has admitted that the current "word war" between leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate on Charter Change (Cha-cha) is kind of embarrassing. He was referring to the tit-for-tat going on between Senate President Juan Miguel (Migz) Zubiri and...
Ako Bisaya Party List Rep. Sonny Lagon sees not a "rushing" House Speaker, but an "efficient" one when it comes to the lower chamber's primary function of legislating. Lagon, in a statement Thursday afternoon, said it is in the nature of House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez to...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's latest tirade against the House of Representatives' Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts is "unfair" to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said Thursday, March 16. In a statement, Rodriguez, chairman of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez had a "private meeting" with Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves' legal counsel, lawyer Ferdinand Topacio on Wednesday night, March 15, the former has confirmed. Romualdez, in a statement sent to House of Representatives reporters Thursday morning,...
Embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has officially asked the House of Representatives for a two-month leave of absence. Teves cited security concerns in his request, which was confirmed received by the House leadership on Wednesday night, March 15. "The undersigned...
Yes, the House of Representatives is in a rush, and it has no plans of slowing down anytime soon, for the sake of the people's interest. This was House Speaker Martin Romualdez's very diplomatic comeback Wednesday, March 15 to Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, who earlier expressed...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that seeks to give the President the power to suspend the increase in premiums of “direct contributors” to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The penultimate passage of House Bill (HB) No. 6772 took place...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has confirmed talking to Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teve Jr., who is being implicated in the broad-daylight assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last March 4. "Cong. Arnie Teves got in touch with me through a phone call last...
Former national security adviser, Prof. Clarita Carlos has offered a simple solution to Filipinos' flab problem: walking it off. But for that to work, there must ample, safe walking spaces constructed for the public. "Too many obese people? PEDESTRIANIZE our roads so people will walk," Carlos wrote...
The House of Representatives' investigation on the suspicious absence of five of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's Philippine National Police (PNP) escorts on the day the official was assassinated will begin Tuesday, March 14. This was confirmed by Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
