Palace to US senators calling for De Lima’s release: Mind your own business

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 03:13:18 +0000

The five United States senators who called for the release of opposition Sen. Leila de Lima and sought for the dropping of charges against Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa should mind their own business, Malacañang said Monday.

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De Lima wants Senate probe on Negros farmers slay

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:19:31 +0000

De Lima wants Senate probe on Negros farmers slay

Senator Leila De Lima has called for a Senate inquiry into the killings of 14 farmers who were slain in a joint military and police operation in Negros Oriental last month.

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Hontiveros: Allegations vs Paolo Duterte ‘deserve serious investigation’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:52:23 +0000

Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said Friday allegations against Paolo “deserve serious and strict investigation.”

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Andaya prods Senate: ‘Stop striptease act now’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:19:45 +0000

Andaya prods Senate: ‘Stop striptease act now’

The Senate “must stop its striptease act now,” House appropriations panel chair Rolando Andaya Jr. said Friday.

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Duterte twits Drilon, threatens to suspend writ of habeas corpus

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:58:52 +0000

President Duterte on Thursday slammed opposition Senator Franklin Drilon for asking his administration to be cautious in canceling contracts.

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Senate slams Andaya over budget adjustment claims

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:04:22 +0000

Senate slams Andaya over budget adjustment claims

The Senate denied the allegations made by Rolando Andaya Jr. that the upper chamber also made adjustments in the post-ratified version of the 2019 budget.

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Andaya: Senate poured P83.9B for ‘pet projects’ in post-ratified 2019 budget

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:57:23 +0000

Andaya: Senate poured P83.9B for ‘pet projects’ in post-ratified 2019 budget

Just like the House of Representatives, the Senate also made post-ratification changes in the 2019 national budget. 

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Andaya hits senators for ‘sabotage’ of ‘Build’ program

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:57:49 +0000

Andaya hits senators for ‘sabotage’ of ‘Build’ program

The leadership of the House of Representatives on Tuesday slammed senators for their alleged “sabotage” of the government’s infrastructure program by “unilaterally” imposing budget cuts on funding allocations for the “Build, Build, Build” and other flagship programs.

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