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Published April 7, 2021, 5:28 PM A resolution seeking to honor the former press secretary and veteran newsman Crispulo Julio “Jun” Icban, Jr. has been filed at the House of Representatives. In filing House Resolution No. 1695, AnaKalusugan Party-list Representative Michael Defensor sought to honor Icban for his “lifetime of contributions to Philippine Journalism.” (MANILA BULLETIN) “He has led a productive life, especially in the field of journalism,” Defensor stated in his resolution. “His contributions in the field of journalism extended beyond the workplace,” the lawmaker a...

Published March 17, 2021, 2:35 PM House Asst. Majority Leader and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo on Wednesday, March 17 doused cold water to speculations that he was intentionally removed  as vice chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations – a move seen by observers  as an indication of a falling out between Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Arroyo, currently chairman of the House Committee on Energy, is a member of Lakas-CMD headed by Romualdez as party president.  He is the son of the...

House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez Romualdez made this disclosure a day  after Reps. Michael Defensor  (Anakalusugan Partylist) and Jocelyn Limkaichong (NPC, Negros Oriental) made similar announcements of their respective positive results after undergoing RT-PCR test. “Today, I received the result of my RT-PCR test showing that I am positive for COVID-19.  I am scheduled to undergo a second test tomorrow (Thursday) to rule out a false positive result,” said Romualdez. The House official called on “everyone who had close contact” with him to get tested f...

Published March 14, 2021, 3:17 PM Deputy Speaker and Abono Partylist Rep. Conrado Estrella III on Sunday, March 14, assailed as “baseless and pure fake news” media reports claiming that Speaker Lord Allan Velasco is planning to oust Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as majority leader of the House of Representatives. Abono Party-list Rep. Conrado Estrella (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO) “Whoever has been spreading this fake news does not know Speaker Velasco. The speaker knows pretty much that the country must unite for a common purpose of fighting off COVID-19 and that this is not time for...

Published February 17, 2021, 5:10 PM The House of Representatives investigation into the “bad loans” of owners of the ABS-CBN network with the Development Bank of the Philippines has been expanded to include similar loan issues totaling P9.55 billion that led to huge losses to the state-owned bank. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Members of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability unanimously adopted a motion for the inclusion in the on-going inquiry “bad loans” that the DBP sold to special purpose vehicles or financial companies at a loss in 2006. The House panel...