Andaya on Diokno probe: ‘Maybe next Congress’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:37:05 +0000

THE investigation against incoming Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Benjamin Diokno will no longer be pursued under this Congress, said a leader at the House of Representatives who actively…READ

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Senate mulls urgent caucus over delayed transmittal of budget bill to Duterte

Credit to Author: JAVIER J. ISMAEL| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:14:23 +0000

THE Senate is considering calling for an urgent caucus amid reports that Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other congressmen allegedly “manipulated” the ratified bicameral conference committee (bicam) report on the 2019…READ

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Diokno not off the hook in House probe on budget mess amid BSP appointment

Credit to Author: GLEE JALEA| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:42:26 +0000

DESPITE the appointment of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno as the new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor, he will still be summoned to the House of Representatives investigating his alleged involvement in…READ

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Diokno not off the hook in House probe on budget mess amid BSP appointment

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:42:26 +0000

DESPITE the appointment of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno as the new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor, he will still be summoned to the House of Representatives investigating his alleged involvement in…READ

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Andaya: House only itemizing, not manipulating 2019 budget

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 07:54:32 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives is only itemizing the appropriations under the ratified 2019 budget and not manipulating it, House Appropriations committee chairperson Rolando Andaya Jr. said Tuesday.

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Arroyo denies ‘manipulations,’ P25M realignment in ratified 2019 budget — Palace

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:08:36 +0000

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo denied Tuesday the latest claim of Sen. Panfilo Lacson that the House of Representatives led by her was manipulating the 2019 budget even after it was ratified.

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Second biggest political party in House backs Cayetano as Speaker

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:16:55 +0000

THE National Unity Party, the second biggest political party at the House of Representatives, endorsed on Monday former Foreign Affairs secretaryAlan Peter Cayetano as its next Speaker in the 18th Congress. “The NUP…READ

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Pork for 60 House members unlawfully cut, Lacson fumes

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:30:45 +0000

Senator Panfilo Lacson

Leaders of the House of Representatives unlawfully altered the P3.8-trillion spending bill, Sen. Panfilo Lacson alleged on Friday.

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Lacson bares ‘revolting’ House cut on ‘pork’ after budget ratification

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 05:00:15 +0000

The House of Representatives has allegedly slashed the “pork barrel” allocations of at least 60 congressmen even after the ratification

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5-hectare Port of Manila land set as relocation site

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:25:53 +0000

At least five hectares of land inside the Port of Manila were allotted as a relocation site for residents of Isla Puting Bato in Tondo.

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