Martin Romualdez resigns, Bojie Dy new Home Speaker

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Home Speaker Martin Romualdez broadcasts his resignation as speaker Wednesday September 17. Isabela sixth District Consultant Faustino “Bojie” Dy III replaces Romualdez.

The Fee on Elections suspends preparations for the parliamentary polls of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM, after the Supreme Court docket issued a short lived restraining order in opposition to redistricting within the area.

The Philippine Coast Guard says one personnel of the Division of Agriculture’s BFAR was injured after the China Coast Guard used water cannons in opposition to a Philippine vessel near Scarborough Shoal, Tuesday, September 16.

The Division of Justice indicts Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto for intercourse trafficking, over the alleged abuse of two former beneficiaries.

For the primary time in FIVB Volleyball Males’s World Championship historical past, underdog Alas Pilipinas claimed a victory on the world stage, beautiful world No. 21 Egypt on Tuesday, September 16. – Rappler.com