PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House While sailing the waters of the South of France with wife Gina on board the private yacht of our good friends, Frenchman Christian Baverey and his Filipino wife Tetta Agustin, we reminisced our years as a young journalist in the late 1950s...
The opening of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25 will be eventful not only because of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the afternoon; the day will also feature the reorganization of both chambers of Congress. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife Gina and we are in south of France, on invitation from the celebrated couple, Christian Baverey, scion of an industrialist French family from Lyon, and his Filipino wife, Tetta Agustin, who is highly-regarded in Europe’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte has cited the education sector’s resiliency and determination to ensure academic continuity with high-quality learning amid the ill-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on young Filipino learners. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the graduation rites of Emilio...
With the question on the House Speakership in the 19th Congress practically settled with the expected ascension of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, the focus now shifts to who will be the House Majority Leader. But what makes the position so important? For all intents and purposes, the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As part of our continuing effort to promote dialogue, understanding and cooperation in Asia and the international community, we in the International Conference of Asian Political Parties will conduct this year special conferences...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has taken his oath as the re-elected Marinduque lone district representative in the 19th Congress while he shared the stage with Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio. Outgoing House Speaker and re-elected Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco takes...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The triumphant uprisings in history demonstrate how ordinary citizens courageously claimed their civil liberties and demanded the right to decide their own destinies. ‘People Power’ liberations have in recent times taken place in other...
House Deputy Speaker Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has promised to refile two electoral reform bills in the 19th Congress: one to ban the substitution of candidates in national and local elections; and another that declares incumbent officials as automatically resigned upon filing of certificates of...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As the Philippines and the whole world celebrate Father’s Day today, we wish to pay tribute to our father, the late Jose Ravago de Venecia Sr. After World War II, our father served as judge at large for the entire Bicol region, appointed...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife Gina and we mourn the passing of our dear friend, the respected columnist, veteran journalist, and bestselling book author Carmen “Chit” Navarro Pedrosa. We first met Chit Pedrosa in the early 1960s when we were both young...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Leaders of political parties and parliaments from Asia and Europe will convene in Prague two weeks from now for the fourth summit of the Asia Europe Political Forum or AEPF. The political parties under our International Conference of Asian...
