The Sandiganbayan has subpoenaed former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri and former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. to testify in the graft case against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The House of Representatives had failed to use some P18 million worth of equipment which it purchased during the time of Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., according to the 2010 Commission on Audit (CoA) report that was belatedly posted this month on its website.
MANILA, Philippines—Guests have started to arrive at the House of Representatives for President Benigno Aquino III’s third State of the Nation Address (Sona) this Monday afternoon. Former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. was among the early birds who quietly passed through the southwing of the House as early as 1:00 p.m. Also seen at the [...]
Aurora Representative Juan Edgardo Angara and former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. topped the list of “prolific and hardworking members” of the House of Representatives for filing the most number of bills of national importance that were enacted into law in the 14th and 13th Congresses, respectively.
One of the original leaders of erstwhile administration party Lakas said its members plan to rebuild the organization, which has been decimated by its merger with former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi).
Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. on Wednesday urged President Benigno Aquino III to revive an oil and gas exploration agreement among the Philippines, Vietnam and China to ease tensions in the disputed area of the West Philippine Sea, or South China Sea for China, and East Sea for Vietnam. Based on his formula, [...]
