Tag: Alvarado

Most number of Deputy Speakers at 28 under Speaker Velasco as 9 more take oath

  (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives under Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco now holds the distinction as having the most number of deputy speakers in history at 28, with the recent oath taking of nine new deputy speakers. The nine new Deputy Speakers designated by Speaker Velasco and who took their oath on Dec. 7 were the following: 1. Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. 2. Pampanga 4th District Rep. […]

Panamanian ambassador praises Filipinos as the “best seafarers in the world” during visit to EBC

Cites many common qualities of Panamanians and Filipinos   (Eagle News) — “Filipinos are the best seafarers in the world.” This was according to Panamanian ambassador to the Philippines, Rolando Guevara Alvarado, when he visited the main office of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) in Quezon City recently. “Filipino seafarers are hard workers. They do adapt to the different scenarios. That is why they are preferred by ship owners,” Ambassador Guevara said. In fact, the Panamanian embassy […]