Bayan leader says Arroyo has more guts to say sorry than Imee Marcos

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has more guts to apologize over the “hello Garci” scandal than Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) House Rep. Teddy Casiño said on Monday.

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Arroyo to act on impeach raps vs 7 SC justices 

THE House of Representatives will act on the impeachment complaints filed against seven Supreme Court justices who voted to oust then Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno via quo warranto, Speaker Gloria Arroyo said Friday. “The Secretary General already transmitted the impeachment charge to my office this morning and then they will send me the transmittal for […]

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Lacson on making peace with GMA, winning without pork

Lacson on making peace with GMA, winning without pork

A firm handshake was what Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson offered to make peace with former President and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whose administration he once accused of persecuting him.

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House majority leader sees budget ‘compromise’

President Rodrigo Duterte has stepped in to break a deadlock between the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the House of Representatives on his P3.76-trillion proposed cash-based budget for 2019.

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UPDATE: House rejects proposed P3.7-T budget for 2019 over massive cuts

THE House of Representatives rejected the proposed P3.7 trillion budget for 2019, which introduces a system requiring government agencies to spend all of its obligated funding within the year or lose it. Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. of Camarines Sur made the announcement during a hastily called caucus on Wednesday as lawmakers raised concerns that […]

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House breaks rules to name Arroyo supporter minority leader 

THE House of Representatives broke its own rules on Tuesday when it kept Rep. Danilo Suarez as minority leader via a viva voce (voice vote). Suarez’s election was swift as Majority Leader Rolando Andaya, Jr. of Camarines Sur immediately made a motion at 3:30 p.m. to end the period for debates over who should be the duly […]

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Poe ‘extra careful’ amid looming change in form of government

Poe ‘extra careful’ amid looming change in form of government

Sen. Grace Poe said she would be “extra careful” amid a looming change in the present form of government. On Tuesday, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed a resolution, calling for separate voting on the charter change proposal should the Senate and the House of Representatives agree to convene in a constituent assembly.

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Satur Ocampo, allies slam P1-M bounty

Satur Ocampo, allies slam P1-M bounty

Four left-wing former members of the House of Representatives who were ordered arrested on murder charges by a Nueva Ecija court slammed a P1-million bounty allegedly offered by several businessmen and former clients of a lawyer known to be a staunch supporter of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President Rodrigo Duterte.

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PDP-Laban welcomes ‘golden age’ amid cracks; eyes party post for Arroyo

SENATOR Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd on Thursday assured his party mates that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino—Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) was “healthy” and was in its “golden age” despite the cracks and would even “entertain” the idea of electing Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to a higher position. “We belong to a healthy PDP-Laban…in fact, I can say that […]

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