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Andaya: Aremar received P81M from dummies that bagged gov’t contracts

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 05:58:23 +0000

Andaya: Aremar received P81M from dummies that bagged gov't contracts

The House rules panel has gathered P81.1-million worth of deposit slips from winning contractors of government infrastructure projects, which found their way to the bank account of Aremar Construction Corp., a company owned by the Hamors in Sorsogon. 

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SC asked: Compel DBM to release 4th tranche of gov’t workers’ wage hike

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:33:23 +0000

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Monday asked the Supreme Court to compel the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release the fourth tranche of salary increase for government workers.

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Delaying pay hike of gov’t workers is unconstitutional–Andaya

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:47:07 +0000

Delaying pay hike of gov't workers is unconstitutional--Andaya

Delaying the release of the pay increase for teachers in classrooms and other civil servants in government offices is “unconstitutional,” and an “abuse of power” on the part of Budget Sec. Benjamin Diokno, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. warned on Thursday. 

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Ombudsman to probe ‘flood control scam,’ says Andaya

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 04:20:37 +0000

Ombudsman to probe 'flood control scam,' says Andaya

Field investigators from the Office the Ombudsman have already reached out to the House rules panel and would begin their own probe on the so-called “flood control scam.”

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Diokno: Andaya is free to file case of mandamus before SC

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 03:05:18 +0000

Diokno: Andaya is free to file case of mandamus before SC

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno remained unfazed on Tuesday by a possible case he may face,  saying House Majority Leader Rolandao Andaya Jr. is free to file a  a case for mandamus before the Supreme Court regarding the scheduled salary increase of government employees.

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Andaya to sue Diokno if DBM fails to hike gov’t workers’ salary by Jan. 15

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:53:27 +0000

Andaya to sue Diokno if DBM fails to hike gov't workers' salary by Jan. 15

MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said Tuesday he would file a case for mandamus in the Supreme Court if the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) fails to implement the scheduled salary hike of government employees by Jan. 15. The Salary Standardization Law (SSL) mandates the fourth tranche of salary adjustment […]

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Diokno, Aremar incorporators invited to House hearing on budget ‘anomalies’

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 05:38:10 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno and the incorporators of Aremar Construction Corporation will be invited as “resource persons” to appear in the House public hearing on the alleged “anomalies” in the 2019 budget, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Saturday.

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Diokno: Andaya ‘conflict of interest’ charge illusory, numbers wrong

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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 23:22:35 +0000

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Friday said charges of conflict of interest made against him by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. in connection with billions of pesos worth of infrastructure projects in the Bicol region were groundless and deceptive.

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Camp of Casiguran mayor slams Andaya’s ‘scare tactics’ vs daughter’s firm

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:15:13 +0000

Camp of Casiguran mayor slams Andaya’s ‘scare tactics’ vs daughter’s firm

The camp of Casiguran Mayor Edwin Hamor slammed on Friday the “scare tactics” of House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. against Aremar Construction, the firm owned by the mayor’s daughter.

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Andaya: Contractors are being used as fronts for Aremar

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:07:39 +0000

Andaya: Contractors are being used as fronts for Aremar

Some contractors are only being used as fronts to win infrastructure projects before funds are funneled into the company owned by the in-laws of Budget Chief Benjamin Diokno, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. alleged on Thursday. 

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