Romualdez Set to Retain House Speakership with Supermajority Backing - BusinessWorld Online

Arroyo backs Romualdez as House speaker

MANILA, Philippines — Former President and Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will not seek the speakership of the 20th Congress House of Representatives, and will instead back Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. In a statement on Friday, Arroyo’s office confirmed that Arroyo was among the Lakas-CMD members who signed the manifesto of support for Romualdez, speaker of the House during the 19th Congress. “Former Pr…

Lawmakers push for scaled down SONA

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate and the House of Representatives moved to scale down its red carpet activities for the 2025 State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 28."In view of the recent calamities affecting several regions of the country, the following adjustments will be implemented for the Opening of the 20th Congress and the State of the Nation Address on July 28, 2025", the July 25 memorandum signed by House Secretary General Regina…

Romualdez set to retain House speakership with supermajority backing - BusinessWorld Online

LEYTE REP. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez is expected to retain his position as Speaker after receiving near-unanimous support from fellow lawmakers ahead of the opening of the 20th Congress on July 28, a congresswoman said on Thursday. A total of 291 lawmakers have signed a manifesto supporting his continued leadership at the House of Representatives, according to a list of signatories shared with reporters. With over 300 members in the House, t…

No more House red carpet fanfare as Romualdez calls for toned-down SONA

The House of Representatives will forgo the usual red carpet during the State of the Nation Address. 19th Congress Speaker Martin Romualdez, who is likely to retain his post, issued the request to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco, his close ally. “It would be out of touch to maintain a show of pageantry while our people are still in recovery,” he said, referring to the devastation caused by recent storms. Dwight de Leon reports. – Rapple…

Macapagal-Arroyo, 290 others back Romualdez's bid to stay as House speaker

An overwhelming 92% of House members have thrown their support behind Rep. Martin Romualdez's speakership bid, including former President and now Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Romualdez calls for no red carpet SONA amid massive flooding

Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has called for no red carpet State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28 amid massive flooding brought about by a series of storms and monsoon rains.