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The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) held in Cavite showed an impressive turnout of lawmakers and public officials, giving their strong support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s initiative to bring public services closer to the people. Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed his deep gratitude to 200 members of the House of Representatives for attending the Cavite […]
Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III led the inauguration of the Rillo-Romualdez Ambulatory Care Center, which provides comprehensive free health services to the public. The newly opened center, located in the MC Rillo Building in Barangay Mariana, Quezon City, offers free clinical consultations, endoscopy, ultrasound, and […]
National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Royina Garma were implicated anew in a different incident during the seventh hearing of the House Quad Committee. Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza, in his sworn statement, identified Garma and Leonardo as the masterminds in the assassination of retired police […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez led the House of Representatives in welcoming Percival Cendaña of the Akbayan Citizens Action Party as its newest member. Romualdez administered the oath of office to Cendaña just before the House adjourned for a month-long break, following the approval of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025. Cendaña’s swearing-in occurred one day […]
In a decisive move to maintain essential government services and protect jobs, House leaders have rallied behind Speaker Martin Romualdez’s appeal to rationalize the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and retain the P733-million budget proposal from the Committee on Appropriations. This comes amidst calls from some lawmakers to further reduce the […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured that the Marcos administration aims to address overcrowded classrooms, enhance learning conditions, and provide students with modern facilities that foster both academic and personal growth. “Bilang Speaker, ipinapangako ko po na patuloy naming susuportahan ang mga programa ng pamahalaan para sa edukasyon. Kami ay kaagapay ng ating Pangulo sa pagsisigurong […]
The Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) and the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) were the latest agencies to have their proposed 2025 budgets approved at the plenary deliberations of the General Appropriations Bill of the House of Representatives. Committee on appropriations vice chairperson Representative Zia Alonto Adiong said P1 billion out of the P1.154 billion budget of […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has filed two separate bills seeking to establish two new state-run coconut oil milling and refinery plants in Eastern Samar, in an effort to boost the productivity and income of local farmers. Libanan’s House Bill (HB) No. 10834 proposes to put up the Eastern Samar Coconut Oil Milling […]
The House of Representatives recently terminated the plenary sponsorship and interpellation on the 2025 proposed budget of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its attached agencies for fiscal year 2025 in the amount of P3.394-billion. DOT budget sponsor and committee on appropriations vice chairman Representative Faustino “Inno” Dy of Isabela said the DOT proposed budget […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Partylist, acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., facilitated the request for the immediate release of P20 million in cash assistance to aid 2,000 families displaced by the recent fire at Barangay 105 Aroma in Tondo, Manila. The assistance, sourced from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s […]