Castro, Ungab may land key House positions – Salceda

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:23:11 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – House Majority Leader and Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro may seek the minority leadership in the 18th Congress, while Davao City 3rd District Rep. Isidro Ungab may get the chairmanship of the powerful appropriations committee, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda hinted on Wednesday.

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House leader eyes passage of 2020 national budget by October

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:15:36 +0000

House leader eyes passage of 2020 national budget by October

House Majority Leader and Capiz 2nd District Rep. Fredenil Castro said he is mulling that the 2020 national budget will be passed by October this year.

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Duterte, Sara won’t meddle in fight for speakership

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 21:30:01 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — In the absence of an endorsement by President Duterte or his daughter by proxy, the race for the speakership at the House of Representatives will weed out any pretenders to the post, a House leader said on Sunday.

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House leaders on Alvarez vote-buying allegations: ‘Congressmen are not cheap’

Credit to Author: GLEE JALEA| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 05:49:44 +0000

DAYS after Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez disclosed an ongoing money race between two other aspirants for the speakership, incumbent officials of the House of Representatives were quick to refute the…READ

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6 reps from 5 parties vie for Speaker post

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 21:31:09 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The next Speaker may not necessarily come from the ranks of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), according to Majority Leader Fredenil Castro, another rumored candidate in the looming battle for House leadership.

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Capiz’s Castro on speakership:  Interested but not serious

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 11:39:01 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – House Majority Leader  and reelected Capiz 2nd District Rep. Fredenil Castro on Tuesday said he is interested in becoming the Speaker of the lower house but is not serious in gaining the fourth-highest post in the country.

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House respects Duterte veto of P95.3-B infra funding – Castro

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:36:17 +0000

The House of Representatives respects President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to veto the P95.3 billion of infrastructure program included in the P3.8 trillion 2019 national budget, House Majority Leader Fredenil Castro said Monday.

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Budget rift proves House indiscretions – Lacson

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:34:50 +0000

The disputes among allies of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the House of Representatives over P90 billion in pork proved their “indiscretions” in arbitrarily realigning portions of the P3.8-trillion national budget after it had been ratified by Congress, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Monday.

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House leaders feud over P90-B pork

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:23:35 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — As President Rodrigo Duterte reviews the 2019 budget, a row is simmering in the ranks of the House of Representatives over the distribution of P90 billion in pork allegedly diverted by the leaders to their allies in the chamber.

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House leader: Lump sum in ratified budget ‘unconstitutional’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:56:26 +0000

House leader: Lump sum in ratified budget ‘unconstitutional’

House Majority Leader Castro said they had reservations in retaining the lump sum in the ratified bicameral report of the national budget.

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