The United People Against Corruption (UPAC) on Wednesday said it has filed a civil complaint with a regional trial court (RTC) against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, former House appropriations panel chair Zaldy Co, and Quezon City Representative Patrick Michael “PM” Vargas over the flooding in Novaliches. Citing data compiled by the Philippine Center for Investigative […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Friday that criminal charges of plunder and indirect bribery could be filed against former Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co over anomalies in flood control projects. In a video message, Marcos said the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (Independent Commission for Infrastructure) and the Department […]
Read MoreThe House of Representatives’ decision to file an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is a matter of duty and not about a supposed power play, Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez said Thursday. Romualdez issued the statement a day after the Senate decided to archive the impeachment case against the Vice President even […]
Read MoreFormer President and ex-House Speaker Gloria Arroyo, a Lakas-CMD stalwart, is one of the 291 House members who expressed support for the reelection of Lakas president and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the 20th Congress, Iloilo Representative Janette Garin said Thursday. “So far, the latest number for Congressman Romualdez is 291…these are the […]
Read MoreSpeaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said Philippine democracy was currently being put to the test by the “misuse and manipulation” of the law, making the remark as he called on Filipino lawyers to uphold the Constitution amid today’s challenges. In his speech Friday night before the national membership of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) […]
Read MoreSpeaker Martin Romualdez says the House of Representatives is poised to finish the 19th Congress in terms of its near-complete fulfillment of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measures under the Marcos administration. Romualdez underscored the House’s accomplishments, particularly the passage of 27 out of 28 LEDAC priority measures and 61 out of 64 […]
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