No project bidding before budget approval when I was DBM chief – Andaya 

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:20:22 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. on Wednesday insisted that during his time as budget secretary, there was no bidding of government projects or awarding of contracts before a budget bill is enacted into law.

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Diokno: Early procurement activities started Andaya’s time as Budget chief

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:42:39 +0000

Early procurement activities started under Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr.’s term as Budget secretary, says Budget chief Benjamin Diokno.

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Diokno dares Andaya to name exec in P75-B ‘pork’ kickback deals

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:25:23 +0000

Diokno dares Andaya to name exec in P75-B ‘pork’ kickback deals

Diokno dared Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. to name the government official who allegedly received kickbacks from contractors.

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Andaya: Favored contractors seeking refund of kickbacks

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:24:01 +0000

Andaya: Favored contractors seeking refund of kickbacks

“Favored contractors” who prematurely won government contracts by advancing billions of pesos in commissions to public officials now want their money back, Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Monday.

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Diokno: ‘Improper’ for Andaya to threaten President with lawsuit

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:41:53 +0000

Diokno: ‘Improper’ for Andaya to threaten President with lawsuit

Diokno said it was “improper” for a lawmaker “to threaten the President with a suit in the exercise of his power” on the budget.

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Diokno: Andaya claim on restoring P75B ‘pork’ ‘irresponsible’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:26:30 +0000

Diokno: Andaya claim on P75B ‘pork’ ‘baseless, irresponsible’

Budget Secretary Diokno slammed as “baseless, irresponsible” the claim of Andaya that P75 billion “pork” in the 2019 GAA would be restored.

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2 execs set to restore P75-B pork – Andaya

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:26:11 +0000

2 execs set to restore P75-B pork – Andaya

Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday accused two Cabinet officials of orchestrating the restoration of P75 billion in pork allegedly inserted by budget officials into the proposed 2019 appropriations law but was realigned by lawmakers to their own projects.

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Palace backs Diokno skipping House hearing on 2019 budget

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:39:58 +0000

Palace backs Diokno skipping House hearing on 2019 budget

Malacañang has backed the decision of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to skip the House appropriations committee hearing on the 2019 budget.

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DBM: Baseless to say usec behind DPWH budget ‘insertion’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 21:46:47 +0000

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has been summoned by the House appropriations committee on Friday to answer questions about alleged irregularities in the preparation of the P3.8-trillion proposed budget for 2019

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