Majority Floor Leader Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez Bares Accomplishments of 18th Congress

House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez bared the accomplishments of the 18th Congress. He began by establishing the direction of having a favorable investment climate, making the country a much sought after investment destination. He likewise emphasized on the bills creating the three departments, namely, the Department of Filipinos Overseas, the Department of Disaster Resiliency and the Department of Water Resources.

The regular session held at the Batangas City Convention Center after the Taal Volcano eruption was meant to ensure that the House of Representatives was more cognizant of the needs of the people in order to draw up measures aimed at the immediate aid of the evacuees. He likewise spoke of a bill giving power to the Department of Health (DOH) to approve the service capabilities of the hospitals under its jurisdiction.

He even gave number of legislative measures approved. The postponement of the Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Polls were likewise mentioned as well aa the fifth edition of the Salary Standardization Law and the Sin Tax Law. Other measures mentioned were the Rice Subsidy for Purchase of Palay as well as the Amended Foreign Investments Act of 1991. However, the most applauded measure was the ecological measure supporting T.R.E.E.S. of the Rotary Club of Manila.

Indeed, the 80% trust rating of the House Speaker and a +49 in the SWS Survey are clear indications of a great leadership in the legislature.