The 19th Congress opens Monday and will welcome new leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate as lawmakers vow to support the policies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—who will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today.
vow to support the policies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—who will deliver his first State of the Nation Address before them today—with legislation backed by supermajorities in both chambers.Most members of the House are expected to overwhelmingly elect Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the 19th Congress, Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said Sunday.
Barbers lauded Romualdez for his performance record as Majority Leader during the Speakerships of Taguig City Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Alan Velasco. Moreover, Barbers said, Romualdez is an amiable House leader who always consults and listens to colleagues, possesses a positive outlook, and pushes harmony among members of the opposition bloc, thereby gaining or earning trust and respect from most of his fellow lawmakers.“We will elect him as our speaker. He has the full support of our party, PDP-Laban, and almost all political groups in the House led by his own Lakas-CMD, which he heads as president,” he said of Romualdez.
He said Reginald Velasco, who served as deputy secretary general and spokesman of the National Unity Party, would most likely be elected as House secretary general.
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