Romualdez meets McCarthy, eyes ramped-up PH-US multilateral ties

HOUSE Speaker Martin G. Romualdez on Thursday reported on the historic and fruitful meeting he had with his United States counterpart, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Republican, California).

press on Speaker McCarthy the need for the legislative representatives of the two countries to ramp up discussions on how to further boost US-Philippine relations,” Romualdez said.

Romualdez also vowed that Congress, particularly the House of Representatives, will continue

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Calamity state in Occ. Mindoro over no power

Joel E.

THE province of Occidental Mindoro has been placed under a state of calamity due to its worsening electricity crisis. Local officials made the declaration so that emergency or calamityfunds can be used to address the crisis affecting the education of its students, and the health and livelihood of residents in the province for more than a month. Governor Eduardo Gadiano wrote to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to act on

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SPEAKERS MEET. Philippines

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and US Speaker Kevin McCarthy share a tight handshake at the latter's US Capitol office in Washington D.C. late Wednesday night. Also with them were PH House Majority Leader Manuel Jose "Mannix" M. Dalipe, Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr., and Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" del Gallego Romualdez (left photo). Ryan Ponce Pacpaco