Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:11:27 +0000
THE Senate on Monday virtually rejected the House of Representatives’ call for a bicameral committee meeting to iron out “remaining” issues on a bill seeking to abolish the graft-ridden Road…READ
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:01:55 +0000
Senators quizzed the DPWH on Monday over the P75 billion that was added to the agency’s proposed 2019 budget.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:05:34 +0000
DPWH Secretary Mark Villar finally admitted on Monday that he has no knowledge of the P75-billion “insertions” in the agency’s budget.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 06:42:03 +0000
Senators believe that there is no longer a need to recall the bill abolishing the Road Board.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:51:08 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has targeted the approval the 2019 national budget on its second and third reading next Monday, Jan. 21, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. Sotto disclosed on Monday the Senate has adapted the House version of the 2019 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or the proposed budget for this year. “Generally, […]
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:30:07 +0000
Senators held a caucus on Monday to discuss a “few important matters.”
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 07:32:01 +0000
While senatorial aspirant Imee Marcos welcomed her ranking in the latest Senate race survey, she said she still “has a long way to go.”
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:34:48 +0000
As threats continue to arise against politicians vying for a position in the upcoming elections, senatorial aspirant Rafael “Raffy” Alunan III urged government agencies to tighten the security not only the candidates but the public as well.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:33:30 +0000
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s high approval and trust rating shows that the government is aware of the concerns of the Filipinos.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:32:15 +0000
Senator Grace Poe on Friday asked the government to reconsider the impending 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge.
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