Speaker Martin Romualdez and newly installed Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero met at Malacañang last Monday when President Marcos signed into law the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act.
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez and newly installed Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero met at Malacañang last Monday when President Marcos signed into law the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act.
Romualdez was interviewed on the sidelines of yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremonies held at San Mateo, Rizal, where Marcos’ socialized housing projects – the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino – have been implemented. “We will allow the Senate to fully organize itself or reorganize itself, and the common legislative agenda will be outlined, as well as the priority legislation,” he added.
“In this era of fast global digitalization, the Philippines needs to level up by trying to compete, or at least be at par with advanced economies. We are sorely lacking in infrastructure, which is why our Asian neighbors have left us behind,” Zambales 1st District Rep. Jay Khonghun pointed out.Meanwhile, Marcos’ Build Better More programs in the socialized housing sector have improved significantly, which now has amenities that only the moneyed class usually enjoy, according to Romualdez.
This is on top of the thousands of housing units being built in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao that include the 20 ongoing projects currently in “various stages of construction and development,” according to Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jerry Acuzar. “What is very important here in the BBM projects is that these are all ‘in-city resettlements,’ which simply means that the housing units we build are within the city where you live and where you derive your source of livelihood, freeing you from economic displacement,” the Speaker said.
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