Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 07:39:29 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte will let Congressmen freely choose their Speaker on Monday, the opening of the 18th Congress.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:10:00 +0000
With barely a week before the opening of the 18th Congress, the battle for the House speakership is far from over despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, the Makabayan bloc said on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 07:38:43 +0000
President Duterte will endorse Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez if the lawmaker decides to run for Vice President in the 2022 elections.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 05:56:16 +0000
Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano has called for a meeting with two of his strongest rivals in the Speaker race on Thursday night after Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte warned that an aspirant may stage a coup d’état during the election for the top House post on July 22.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 13:01:39 +0000
Two of the President’s children — Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio — met with House members vying for the speakership in the 18th Congress in Davao City on Saturday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:30:16 +0000
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Sunday vowed to align the legislative priorities of the House of Representatives with President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic agenda if he was chosen Speaker.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:05:29 +0000
The 54-strong party list bloc has narrowed down its pick for the next Speaker to two candidates —Representatives-elect Martin Romualdez of Leyte and Lord Allan Velasco of Marinduque — who have shown they are “truly serious” and sincere, according to leaders of the coalition.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:19:58 +0000
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has “more than absolute majority” for the Speakership race, a ranking lawmaker from the House of Representatives
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:23:48 +0000
Incoming Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez reaffirmed on Wednesday his commitment to advancing constitution reforms and urged Filipinos to support President Rodrigo Duterte in his pursuit of shifting to federalism.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 17:15:12 +0000
TOKYO, Japan — President Rodrigo Duterte met here on Wednesday with three lawmakers seeking the House speakership. The President met with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, incoming Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, and incoming Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano. Photos shared by Senator-elect Christopher “Bong” Go showed the three smiling as they posed with the President. […]
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