Sotto: Senate to wait for Arroyo’s signature on Road Board abolition

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 04:11:18 +0000

Sotto: Senate to wait for Arroyo’s signature on Road Board abolition

The Senate will now wait for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s signature before transmitting to the President the bill that seeks to abolish the Road Board.

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House to heed Duterte’s call for Road Board abolition – Andaya

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 01:42:57 +0000

House to heed Duterte's call for Road Board abolition – Andaya

The House of Representatives would heed the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to abolish the graft-ridden Road Board.

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Diokno: Lawmakers diverting attention from ‘pork’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 02:33:33 +0000

Diokno: Lawmakers diverting attention from 'pork'

Lawmakers’ accusations that the Budget secretary was behind “insertions” in the 2019 budget are mere diversions from the “pork” issue.

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Duterte wants Arroyo to explain alleged P2.4-B ‘pork’ – Panelo

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:49:04 +0000

Duterte wants Arroyo to explain alleged P2.4-B 'pork’ - Panelo

President Rodrigo Duterte wants to hear the explanation of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the alleged pork barrel insertions in the proposed 2019 national budget, Malacañang said Monday.

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Sandiganbayan orders release of Revilla from detention

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:22:53 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan First Division ordered the release of ex-Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. from detention.

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Economist laments Revilla acquittal: ‘I cried for you, Philippines’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:47:06 +0000

MANILA, Philippines —  “I cried for you, Philippines.” This was how National Scientist and University of the Philippines School of Economics Professor Emeritus Raul Fabella decried the acquittal of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. from plunder on Friday. READ: Bong Revilla acquitted of plunder Fabella even warned: “(W)here plunder is a virtue, the market has […]

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Economist laments Revilla acquittal: ‘I cried for you Philippines’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:47:06 +0000

MANILA, Philippines —  “I cried for you, Philippines.” This was how National Scientist and University of the Philippines School of Economics Professor Emeritus Raul Fabella decried the acquittal of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. from plunder on Friday. READ: Bong Revilla acquitted of plunder Fabella even warned: “(W)here plunder is a virtue, the market has […]

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De Lima on alleged P2.4-B pork: Arroyo shows she has not changed

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:38:08 +0000

Senator Leila De Lima on Friday said the alleged P2.4-billion “pork barrel” allotted to House Speaker Gloria Arroyo’s district shows that the former president has not changed after all.

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Sandigan orders ‘accused’ to return P124-M to nat’l treasury

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:47:16 +0000

So, who owes the government P124.5 million — former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Janet Lim-Napoles, or Richard Cambe?

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Pangilinan on Revilla acquittal: ‘Guilty ang nanuhol pero not guilty ang sinuhulan?’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:22:12 +0000

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan was puzzled on how the Sandiganbayan came up with its decision to acquit former Senator Bong Revilla Jr. of plunder

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