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Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the opening of the first regular session of the 20th  Congress on July 28, 2025. jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the opening of the first regular session of the 20th  Congress on July 28, 2025. 

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Agatha Gregorio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175803077105320250728-house-speaker-romualdez-JC1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the opening of the first regular session of the 20th  Congress on July 28, 2025. jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the opening of the first regular session of the 20th  Congress on July 28, 2025. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Various items, including his nameplate, were seen being moved out of House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez&#x27;s office at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Tuesday night amid reports of a potential change in speakership.</p><p>Some other lawmakers have spoken up about the rumors of a leadership change, including Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco who said he declined &quot;unofficial&quot; offers to be made part of a so-called list of individuals to be considered to become House speaker. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1967943639193334195&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-16T14%3A51%3A18.430564%3Acad23537-353a-47cc-b73e-072e82c6b064%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=ee61eee9d41876e7a1b7eb652b4b8d9da337c5eb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1967943639193334195"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Meanwhile, Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco Barzaga openly expressed interest in &quot;taking&quot; the speakership from Romualdez.</p><p>No action regarding changing the House speakership was taken on Tuesday&#x27;s plenary session.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/tiangco-says-most-important-vote-on-house-leadership-is-in-malaca-ang-1835">READ: Tiangco says &#x27;most important vote&#x27; on House leadership is in Malacañang</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/barzaga-wants-to-take-speakership-from-romualdez-1544">READ: Barzaga wants to ‘take’ speakership from Romualdez</a></div>

<p>Various items, including his nameplate, were seen being moved out of House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez's office at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Tuesday night.</p>

Various items, including his nameplate, were seen being moved out of House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez's office at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Tuesday night.

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Items moved out of Romualdez's office amid reports of House speakership change

Agatha Gregorio,

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Published September 16, 2025 09:54 PM PHT

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Updated September 16, 2025 09:56 PM PHT

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