Suportado ng 30 solon mula sa 14 highly-urbanized cities sa Metro Manila ang naglabas ng pahayag para depensahan si House Speaker at Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez mula sa akusasyon ng mga senador sa isyu ng people’s initiative.

“Let it be said, here and now, that we the undersigned Representatives from the National Capital Region denounce efforts to foment disunity in our nation! We call on all to respect each other's positions and the voices of our citizens and their inalienable right to be heard,” nakasaad sa pahayag.

Sa tatlong pahinang “Statement of Solidarity,” idineklara ng 30 Metro Manila solon ang “standing firm with Romualdez in upholding the rights enshrined in our Constitution,” as democracy’s cornerstone is people’s “immutable right to have their voices heard.”

“Hearing the clamor of our constituents, we express our undaunted support for Speaker Romualdez who champions the efforts of the public for a lively discourse on the issues besetting the future of our Republic,” they said, reassuring the public they will always "uphold freedom of expression.”

“We sign this unequivocally in support of the citizens we represent, in support of Speaker Romualdez who has been a Speaker for all and a Speaker of the Nation!” deklarasyon ng mga solon statement of solidarity.

Ang mga pumirma ay sina Reps. Oscar Malapitan, Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy at Dean Asistio ng Caloocan first, second at third district; Romulo “Kid” Pena Jr. at Luis Campos Jr. ng Makati first at second district.

Reps. Toby Tiangco ng Navotas City, Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II ng Mandaluyong City, at Antonino Calixto ng Pasay City.

Kumpleto ang 6 congressmen ng Manila na sina Reps. Ernesto Dionisio Jr., Rolando Valeriano, Joel Chua, Edward Vera Perez Maceda, Irwin Tieng at Bienvenido Abante.

Maging ang 6 solon ng Quezon City na sina Reps. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde, Ralph Wendel Tulfo, Franz Pumaren, Marvin Rillo, Patrick Michael “PM” Vargas, at Ma. Victoria Co-Pilar.

Dalawang solon sa Taguig-Pateros na sina Reps. Ricardo Cruz Jr. at Amparo Maria Zamora, gayundin ang lone districts ng San Juan at Pasig na sina Reps. Ysabel Maria Zamora at Roman Romulo.

Kabilang din si Reps. Marjorie Anne Teodoro, at Stella Luz Quimbo ng Marikina City; Edwin Olivarez at Gus Tambunting ng Paranaque City at Jaime Fresnedi ng Muntinlupa City.