SEVERAL years ago, when we established the Centrist Democratic Movement (CDM) of young political technocrats that transformed itself into a political party of dues-paying members, the Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines (CDP), we never had the illusion that we could compete with the major political parties existing then and now. Not yet, on the national level. CDP has been on hiatus except in some areas where it is flourishing (in Cagayan de Oro), but in most, it is struggling to survive. But more importantly, we have pockets of areas where political technocrats and political leaders imbued with the concepts of Centrist Democracy (CD) continue to be active and relevant in their communities. Some of them are elected local officials embedded in other mainstream political parties the only way many of these leaders can be part of the political dynamics and perhaps make a difference.
Thirty-three out of 42 bills listed as priority measures of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) have already been approved by the House of Representatives. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said the chamber was able to process a total of 9,600 measures consisting of 8,490…
The alliances with key power blocs brokered by the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats for the 270-member supermajority coalition in the House of Representatives ensure that Martin Romualdez will remain as Speaker until June 2025.
Stalwarts of several political parties under the supermajority coalition of the administration of President Marcos have officially formalized and further solidified their alliance in the House of Representatives amid rumors of ouster plots.