Sotto, Lacson hit ‘fabulist’ solon over budget deadlock

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:48:27 +0000

Sotto, Lacson hit ‘fabulist’ solon over budget deadlock

Senators on Wednesday ganged up on a “fabulist” congressman for allegedly lying over the 2019 budget issue.

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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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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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House withdrawing its version of 2019 budget – Lacson

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:34:56 +0000

House withdrawing its version of 2019 budget – Lacson

The leadership of the House of Representatives has agreed to recall its version of the proposed 2019 national budget, Senator Lacson said.

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Sotto to House: Recall modified budget bill, then we can talk

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:15:24 +0000

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said the Senate will only engage in a dialogue with the House of Representatives if the lower chamber recalls its modified budget bill.

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Senate stand on budget will restore ‘pork’ of DBM former House leaders, warns Andaya

Credit 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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Sotto: Senate open to special session to break budget impasse

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:51:53 +0000

Sotto: Senate open to special session to break budget impasse

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Senate was open to convene a special session to break the impasse over the 2019 budget.

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Sotto to House: See you next Congress

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:33:27 +0000

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has given members of the House of Representatives an ultimatum on the realignment in the budget.

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