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The plenary hall of the House of Representatives is sporting a new look in time for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25.
House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza led on Wednesday, July 20, the unveiling of the newly-renovated pl
House of Representatives Secretary-General Mark Llandro Mendoza (Photo courtesy of House Press and Public Affairs Bureau) MANILA - House of Representatives Secretary-General Mark Llandro Mendoza on Wednesday said 70 to 80 percent of invitees to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) have confirmed their attendance. "We sent out mga around 1,360 invitations, so we're just waiting for the confirmation. Pero around 70 to 80 percent nagconfirm na (Around 70 to 80 percent have already confirmed their attendance)," Mendoza said. Mendoza said former President and Speaker now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former President Joseph Estrada have confirmed their attendance, while former President Rodrigo Duterte and former Vice President Leni Robredo have yet to send their replies. He said Vice President Sara Duterte will be attending the big event. Others who are expected to grace the SONA are members of the diplomatic corps and the
Outgoing House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez said the just-concluded 18th Congress managed to "outwork" the Covid-19 pandemic, and brought the numbers to prove it.
(File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) During the three-year run of the 18th Congress from July 22, 2019 to
MANILA - The 18th Congress has passed a total of 311 measures that received President Rodrigo Duterte's signature and were enacted into law, a House leader reported on Monday. According to the House accomplishment report, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said 119 of the laws were national in scope, while 192 were local. He noted that a number of laws enacted were specifically crafted to address the ill-effects brought by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, the most significant of which were the Bayanihan 1 and 2 laws, which allowed the release of billions of pesos to fight the pandemic and protect the citizenry. "While almost everybody was forced to stay in their homes for safety during the community quarantine, House Members, officials and employees went out of their way to report for work and perform their duties diligently," he said. During the three-year run of the 18th Congress from July 22, 2019 to June 3, 2022, Romualdez said House members filed a to