Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:57:52 +0000
MALACAÑANG on Tuesday justified President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of the P95.3-billion worth of programs and projects in the 2019 national budget, saying the provisions were “unconstitutional.” Speaking to reporters, Palace…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 06:45:53 +0000
THE proposal of the Senate to retain the lump sum appropriations will only restore insertions by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), as well as those made by former leaders of the…READ
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:16:04 +0000
THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations will issue a show cause order against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to explain why he failed to attend hearings on the alleged irregularities…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 04:43:12 +0000
THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Rules will resume its investigation into the alleged 2019 budget “insertions on Monday, January 21. The panel is expected to take off from the…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 01:36:53 +0000
SENATE President Vicente C. Sotto 3rd proposed a simple solution to the allegations of “pork” insertions in the 2019 budget bill, whether by lawmakers or by the executive branch —…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:24:28 +0000
THE House of Representatives adopted a resolution on Wednesday calling for the resignation of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to quit his post, a day after he was summoned for a…READ
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