MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former speaker Jose de Venecia Jr as special envoy for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). This was announced by the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Jose de Venecia’s unprecedented five terms as Speaker of the House came to an end last night after President Arroyo’s congressmen-allies led by her two sons replaced ...

Speaker Jose De Venecia tagged Cebu as an emerging great economic powerhouse in Southeast Asia and has even foreseen it to be a center point in the creation of the East Asian community that former ...

TWENTY-four senators have just adopted a resolution unanimously honoring the 87-year-old former speaker Jose de Venecia (JDV) for his distinguished political career and invaluable service to the ...

Senate President Francis Escudero co-sponsored the resolution, citing that 9 senators were congressmen under then-Speaker de Venecia. "Manong Joe, pito po kaming, anak-anakan niyo, pito po kaming ...

House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr faces another ouster campaign as political squabbles continue over the canceled $329.4-million contract with China's ZTE Corp., an opposition congressman said ...

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives inaugurated on Tuesday a building named in honor of former Pangasinan representative Jose de Venecia Jr., who served as speaker for five terms ...

The Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution honoring former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. for his "illustrious career and invaluable contributions to the country.'' Accompanied by his wife, Gina de ...

TWENTY-four senators have just adopted a resolution unanimously honoring the 87-year-old former speaker Jose de Venecia (JDV) for his distinguished political career and invaluable service to the ...