DAGUPAN CITY – The rainbow coalition in the House of Representatives will be revitalized, expanded and enlarged in the 14^th Congress, according to House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.

De Venecia, smarting from his landslide victory in the fourth district of Pangasinan against Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim, vowed to enlarge the coalition he first founded in 1992 and revived by him in 2001, in a patched phone interview by a radio station here from Manila on Thursday.

He made the statement barely two days after his victory for an unprecedented fifth term as Speaker of the House was sealed due to overwhelming support he just received from different political parties that coalesced with the administration. Read more

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – It’s a family affair in some local government units in Pangasinan once the newly elected and reelected officials assume office on July 1.

This is because of the election of relatives by the electorate in the May 14 election despite the still unsettled issue on political dynasty.

In the May 14 election, two father and son tandems came out to rule their respective municipalities for the next three years. Read more