Credit to Author: GLEE JALEA| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:28:51 +0000
ONE of three members of the House of Representatives on President Rodrigo Duterte’s “narco-list” appealed to the Chief Executive to be allowed to clear his name. Leyte 3rd District Rep….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: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:14:42 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will meet with leaders of Congress today, Tuesday, to break the impasse that has stalled the passage of the 2019 national budget. In a press conference, Palace…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:44:06 +0000
THE House of Representatives finally transmitted on Monday the printed version of the enrolled 2019 budget bill to President Rodrigo Duterte for his signature. House Appropriations Chairman Rolando Andaya Jr. told reporters…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: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:16:55 +0000
THE National Unity Party, the second biggest political party at the House of Representatives, endorsed on Monday former Foreign Affairs secretaryAlan Peter Cayetano as its next Speaker in the 18th Congress. “The NUP…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 07:29:00 +0000
The Makabayan coalition on Sunday rallied support for a mix of independent and opposition candidates aspiring for the Senate in the midterm polls in May. The nine-man slate consists of independent candidates Sen….READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:44:01 +0000
OPPOSITION senatorial candidates were firm in their position against the death penalty amid moves in government to reinstate it to reduce crime rate in the Philippines. Free Legal Assistance Group…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:35:35 +0000
SPEAKER Gloria Macapagal Arroyo welcomed the signing into law of the rice tariffication bill, which seeks to ensure food security and ease inflation in the country. “I am happy that…READ
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