SPEAKERSHIP SUPPORT. Former President and returning Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday personally conveys to House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez her support for him to become Speaker in the incoming 19th Congress. Also with them was Pampanga Vice Governor Lilia Pineda. (Photo courtesy of Lakas-CMD) MANILA - Former President and returning Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday personally conveyed to House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez her support for him to become Speaker in the incoming 19th Congress. Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) said Arroyo and Romualdez met in a restaurant in San Juan City to discuss the challenges that Congress and the nation would face in the years ahead. Romualdez said he is counting on the former president for advice in shepherding the House of Representatives, as he thanked her for "words of support and encouragement." "Thank you ma'am. Coming from our President Em
Incumbent House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco endorsed on Tuesday, May 17 Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez as his successor for the top post in the legislative chamber in the upcoming 19th Congress.
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SPEAKERSHIP. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco endorses House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the 19th Congress during their lunch meeting at Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City on Tuesday (May 17, 2022). Velasco thanked Romualdez for helping him shepherd the House in the outgoing 18th Congress. (Photo courtesy of Romualdez' office) MANILA - Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday endorsed House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez to be the next Speaker of the 19th Congress. "I believe that his election as Speaker of the 19th Congress will ensure that the legislative agenda of the incoming administration will be pursued and completed. Majority Leader Romualdez has my support and friendship," Velasco said during a meeting in Makati City. The incumbent Speaker thanked Romualdez for helping him shepherd the House in the outgoing 18th Congress, noting that his strong leadership and support was crucial to the passage of relevant and timely pandemic-resp
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday endorsed House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the next Congress. Velasco expressed his support for his majority leader during their meeting in Makati City. “I believe that his election as Speaker…