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NUP Backs Romualdez As Speaker In 20th Congress
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The National Unity Party (NUP) is giving its full backing to Speaker Martin Romualdez to remain at the helm of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 20th Congress, to keep on course the Bagong Pilipinas vision of President Marcos of better lives for all Filipinos.
"The NUP supports 100% the continuity of the Bagong Pilipinas agenda of President Marcos of better lives for all Filipinos in the second half of his presidency," said Villafuerte, "and for the House to help stay the course of this pro-poor and pro-growth vision in the Congress, it is crucial for Speaker Martin to remain at the helm of the bigger chamber to continue shepherding the passage of the priority bills of this Administration meant to spell high, inclusive and sustainable growth."
"A leadership shakeup could only put this Administration's priority agenda at serious risk in the House of Representative, possibly leading to irreversible legislative drift in the remaining half of the Marcos presidency," said Villafuerte, the outgoing CamSur congressman who had authored or co-authored many of the pro-poor and pro-growth laws of the Marcos government.
Before the 19th Congress adjourned for the midterm elections, the House, on the Romualdez watch, had passed 88 laws of national significance, including those identified as identified as priority bills by the President and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)
The House had also passed 61 of 64 bills on the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) listed by the House, includes 27 of the 28 measures identified by LEDAC.
Villafuerte had authored or co-authored 20 of the 27 House-approved LEDAC priority measures.
"As one idiom goes: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,'" Villafuerte said.
He noted that "leadership continuity is so essential at this point, given that Filipinos have started to reap the benefits of the initiatives that have been carried out in the first three years of the Marcos presidency to improve their lives."
For example, he said, rice-related laws and Malacanang initiatives passed by or supported by the Congress have enabled the government to start selling quality rice at ₱20 a kilo, which is a fulfillment of a 2022 campaign promise of the President.
Stalwarts of pro-administration political parties, including the NUP, attended a leadership meeting at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel last Friday, the first post-election caucus to discuss the House's priority legislative agenda in the 20th Congress.
Among those who attended the leadership caucus were Villafuerte and NUP chairman Ronaldo Puno, the congressman-elect of Antipolo City.
With 34 members, the NUP is the second biggest power bloc in the Congress, next to the Romualdez-led Lakas-CMD.
"The NUP supports 100% the continuity of the Bagong Pilipinas agenda of President Marcos of better lives for all Filipinos in the second half of his presidency," said Villafuerte, "and for the House to help stay the course of this pro-poor and pro-growth vision in the Congress, it is crucial for Speaker Martin to remain at the helm of the bigger chamber to continue shepherding the passage of the priority bills of this Administration meant to spell high, inclusive and sustainable growth."
"A leadership shakeup could only put this Administration's priority agenda at serious risk in the House of Representative, possibly leading to irreversible legislative drift in the remaining half of the Marcos presidency," said Villafuerte, the outgoing CamSur congressman who had authored or co-authored many of the pro-poor and pro-growth laws of the Marcos government.
Before the 19th Congress adjourned for the midterm elections, the House, on the Romualdez watch, had passed 88 laws of national significance, including those identified as identified as priority bills by the President and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)
The House had also passed 61 of 64 bills on the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) listed by the House, includes 27 of the 28 measures identified by LEDAC.
Villafuerte had authored or co-authored 20 of the 27 House-approved LEDAC priority measures.
"As one idiom goes: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,'" Villafuerte said.
He noted that "leadership continuity is so essential at this point, given that Filipinos have started to reap the benefits of the initiatives that have been carried out in the first three years of the Marcos presidency to improve their lives."
For example, he said, rice-related laws and Malacanang initiatives passed by or supported by the Congress have enabled the government to start selling quality rice at ₱20 a kilo, which is a fulfillment of a 2022 campaign promise of the President.
Stalwarts of pro-administration political parties, including the NUP, attended a leadership meeting at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel last Friday, the first post-election caucus to discuss the House's priority legislative agenda in the 20th Congress.
Among those who attended the leadership caucus were Villafuerte and NUP chairman Ronaldo Puno, the congressman-elect of Antipolo City.
With 34 members, the NUP is the second biggest power bloc in the Congress, next to the Romualdez-led Lakas-CMD.
May 19, 2025
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