Sotto: Door is now open for possible ‘cure’ to budget impasse

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:59:09 +0000

Sotto: Door is now open for possible ‘cure’ to budget impasse

With the recall of the House of Representatives’ version of the 2019 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), the door is now open for a possible “cure” to the impasse.

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Diokno: ‘Narco-list’ violated law, due process

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:31:40 +0000

Diokno: ‘Narco-list’ a violation of law, due process

BAY, Laguna – Opposition senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno on Wednesday said that the recently released “narco-list” is a violation of the law and due process.

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Poe finds 2019 senatorial election ‘more challenging’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:19:02 +0000

She may have consistently topped the  pre-election surveys but for Senator Grace Poe, the upcoming senatorial  election has become “more  challenging.”

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Palace on budget impasse: It’s all up to Congress

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:07:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  – After failing to reach a consensus following a meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte, and senators and leaders of the House of Representatives, Malacañang said it would no longer make any move to break the budget impasse.

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De Lima hits Bato’s ‘insensitive, not funny’ tokhang joke

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:23:45 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima has slammed senatorial candidate Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa for being “insensitive” after the former police chief made a joke about “Oplan Tokhang,” the police’s nationwide anti-illegal drug operations.

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Lacson: ‘Dizzying pork’ causing budget impasse in the House

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:48:17 +0000

Lacson: ‘Dizzying pork’ causing budget impasse in the House

The waiting game starts for the Senate after the House failed to recall on Monday its new version of the 2019 General Appropriations Bill.

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