Romualdez endorses 5 anti-corruption bills Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Thursday endorsed five anti-corruption measures to Speaker Lord Allan Velasco for possible inclusion in the legislative agenda of the House of Representatives.Romualdez said prioritizing the passage of these anti-corruption bills could help boost… Read More
House to fast-track passage of anti-corruption measures The leadership of the House of Representatives on Wednesday vowed to fast-track the passage of various measures to combat corruption in government.House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez made the commitment following President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive for a large-scale… Read More Task force to […]
Senate OKs bill giving Duterte anti-red tape powers The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill granting President Rodrigo Duterte special powers to speed up the issuance of government licenses and permits during national emergencies such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.Voting… Read […]
President Rodrigo Duterte said Allan Peter Cayetano will be the Speaker of the 18th Congress. Cayetano will share terms with Lord Velasco,” said Duterte on Monday, July 8, during the oath-taking of new presidential appointees. He also announced that Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez will become House Majority Floor Leader. […]
Duterte Coalition leaders Rep. Paolo Duterte and Mayor Inday Sara Duterte meet with candidates for speaker of the House, Rep. Martin Romualdez, Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano in Davao City, July 6, 2019. Rep. Paolo Duterte said the meeting was cordial, where they discussed […]
Choice down to Velasco, Romualdez The party-list bloc’s choice for the next Speaker is down to Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco of the administration PDP-Laban and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez of Lakas. https://web.facebook.com/messenger_media/?thread_id=100003075888042&attachment_id=950720758769923&message_id=mid.%24cAAAAAJYARwN6afCJp10OKs9-bwTZ Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles said Tuesday party-list lawmakers have decided […]
House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez on Wednesday said that Leyte Representative-elect Martin Romualdez has gotten the backing of enough members of the House of Representatives to be elected Speaker in the 18th Congress. “He has enough numbers. I think he has more than 153,” said Suarez during the […]
