PATULOY na aayudahan ng Kamara de Representantes ang mga polisiya ng administrasyong Marcos upang mas makinabang pa ang maraming pamilyang Pilipino sa positibong bunga ng malinis na pamamahala at maunlad na ekonomiya, ayon kay Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.

“Magpapapasa kami sa House of Representatives ng mga kakailanganing batas para lalo pang maparami ang job at livelihood opportunities sa bansa. Tatanggalin natin ang lahat ng sagabal na pumipigil sa pagpasok ng dayuhang puhunan sa bansa,” ani Romualdez, lider ng 312-kasapi ng Kamara de Representantes. “Tutulong kami sa Kongreso para mapigilan ng ating Pangulo ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin. Lahat ng kaya naming gawin ay ibubuhos namin sa misyong ito.”

“Malinaw ang mga sinabi ng ating Pangulo sa kanyang SONA. Sa kabila ng kaguluhan sa ibang parte ng mundo, maganda ang lagay ng ating ekonomiya at nakikinabang dito ang nakakaraming bilang ng mga PIlipino,” pahayag ni Speaker Romualdez.

Sinabi ni Speaker Romualdez na “maging ang ibang bansa ay kumikilala sa kakayahan ng Pilipinas na maging best performing economy sa ating rehiyon.”

“Umaasa tayo magiging mahalaga ang papel ng Kongreso para maipagpapatuloy ang pag-unlad ng ating ekonomiya sa mga darating na taon,” ani Speaker Romualdez.

Sa katunayan, sinabi ni Speaker Romualdez na talagang “dumarami ang bilang ng mga Pilipino na may trabaho dahil sa malusog na kalagayan ng ating ekonomiya at dahil na rin sa patuloy na pagdagsa ng domestic at foreign investments.”

“Masigla at patuloy na umuunlad din ang sektor ng agrikultura. Napababa natin ang presyo ng mga pagkain mula sa agrikultura at napapataas naman ang kita ng mga magsasaka at mangingisda,” anang pinakamataas na lider ng Kamara de Representantes.

Dahil napapalaki natin ang kaban ng bayan, sinabi ni Speaker Romualdez na “mas maraming kababayan natin ang nakikinabang ngayon sa social services.”

“Magandang balita na malaking porsyento natin ng planong budget ng Pangulo sa 2024- halos 70 porsyento— ay patuloy sa ilalalan sa economic at social services.

Susuportahan namin sa House of Representatives ang planong ito,” ani Speaker Romualdez.

“Malaking bahagi ng tulong na ito ay ilalaan natin sa pangangalaga ng kalusugan ng bawat Pilipino. Kasama kami ng Pangulo sa layunin na mabigyan ng de-kalidad na health services ang ating mga kababayan. Hindi dapat problemahin ng pamilyang Pilipino kung saan nila kukunin ang panggastos kung may magkakasakit silang miyembro,” anang lider mula sa lalawigan ng Leyte.

“Malinaw din naming narinig ang lahat ng mga batas na hinihiling ng Pangulo para maipasa ng Kongreso. Isasama namin lahat ito sa priority measures na ipapasa ng House of Representatives. Kung kailangan na mag-doble kayod kami dito, gagawin namin, makatulong lamang para mapaginhawa ang buhay ng mga kapwa natin Pilipino,” dagdag ni Speaker Romualdez.

Inayudahan rin nina Cavite Rep. Elpidio “Pidi” Barzaga Jr., 1-Pacman Rep. Mikee Romero, Bulacan Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr., at House Deputy Minority Leader
Bernadette Herrera si Speaker Romualdez sa pagsasabing nasa tamang direksiyon para sa kapakanan ng bansa ang pamamalakad ni Pangulong Marcos.

“I would like to congratulate the President for delivering a spectacular and no-nonsense second State of the Nation Address (SONA). As expected, the Chief Executive gave a clear, factual and comprehensive report to the Filipino people, detailing his administration’s achievements after a year in office, giving us a lot of hope and optimism. The President went straight to the point, keeping his performance report simple and bereft of gimmicks — no pomp and circumstance. It was terse but meaningful,” ani Barzaga, chairman ng House committee on natural resources.

“The speech showed that he is dead serious in getting things done and proving that the administration’s pro-people agenda is not mere lip-service. I could sense his confidence when he said that the state of the nation is sound and improving and as the song goes, we’ve only just begun.

The President assured the people that he is striving to put flesh on his campaign promises of uplifting lives and uniting the country, which he said was made possible by his call for national unity. I also agree with the President that we have already made significant progress as we get back on our feet post-pandemic. He trumpeted that the economy grew by 7.6 percent, the highest in 46 years and 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2023 which is well within the government’s target,” ani Barzaga.

“Another significant accomplishment of the administration is the slowing down of headline inflation rates to 6.1 percent last May which the President said was proof that the economy if being transformed.

I admire the President for clamping down on graft and corruption and incompetence. That was a stern warning against those who refuse to leave their old ways. Also laudable was his call for the granting of amnesty to rebel returnees, which is a strong proof that he is extending the hand of reconciliation to unite the country,” ani Barzaga.

“The national leadership has started confronting all of the country’s problems head-on with remarkable achievements. It means its still a work in progress, and it’s all in the right direction. The President has started building the blocks of a more progressive Philippines in the years to come,” ani Mikee Romero, chairman ng House committee on poverty alleviation.

“It’s a compendium of the initial steps the President has done, and it’s obviously a good start. There are still five more years to go but at least we now have a more concrete idea of the things to come. Simply put – it’s a job well done Mr. President,” sa panig naman ni Pleyto.

Nagpasalamat si Herrera kay Pangulong Marcos Jr. matapos muling hilingin sa Kongreso na maipasa ang Department of Water Resources (DWR) sa kanyang ikalawang SONA.

“We are ecstatic that the President mentioned as a priority the creation of the Department of Water, which is a bill that I have filed since the 15th Congress,” ani Herrera, kinatawan ng Bagong Henerasyon.

“We thank the President for renewing his commitment to establishing a department dedicated to water resource management, and we will continue to work closely with his administration so he can fully deliver on his commitment.”

Nagpasalamat rin si Robert Nazal Jr. ng Magsasaka Party-list sa malaking suporta ni Pangulong Marcos sa sektor ng agrikultura.

“Nagpapasalamat tayo na binanggit ni Pangulong Marcos ang pagpapalakas sa sektor ng agrikultura sa pamamagitan ng pagsuporta sa lokal na produksyon. Ito ay ating susuportahan at itutulak sa darating na mga buwan at panahon. We definitely support the opening of more Kadiwa stores as this will benefit more Filipino families,”
ani Nazal.

“Napapanahon din yung panawagan niya na habulin at sugpuin ang mga smugglers at horders. His speech is notable for the fact that it mentioned his administration’s programs and plans related to agriculture such as Amending the Fisheries Code, Amendment to the Anti Agricultural Smuggling Act, and the Amendment to the Cooperative Code,” anito.