Lacson: House amendments include overpriced ambulances

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:48:32 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A group of  congressmen  were  allegedly allotted  P2.5 million  each from the 2019 national budget for an “overpriced” ambulance Senator  Panfilo Lacson said  on Monday.

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Arroyo denies ‘manipulations,’ P25M realignment in ratified 2019 budget — Palace

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:08:36 +0000

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo denied Tuesday the latest claim of Sen. Panfilo Lacson that the House of Representatives led by her was manipulating the 2019 budget even after it was ratified.

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Duterte apologizes to Alvarez for ouster as Speaker

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:21:18 +0000

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday admitted that he has apologized to his friend, Davao Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez for his ouster as Speaker of the House of Representatives last year.

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Mirror, mirror who are the wisest senatorial bets of them all?

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:53:35 +0000

Mirror, mirror who are the wisest senatorial bets of them all?

Day One of the 90-day campaign period for the senatorial derby kicked off on Tuesday with the usual pomp, gimmicks, giveaways and glowing political speeches of aspirants.

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Arroyo: Vote for HNP bets, remember how Duterte won in Pampanga

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:07:56 +0000

House Speaker Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday pitched to her constituents in Pampanga on Tuesday to support the HNP’s Senate bets.

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Arroyo lauds PNP for solving Batocabe slay case ‘in such a short time’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 05:55:18 +0000

Arroyo lauds PNP for solving Batocabe slay case ‘in such a short time’

House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has hailed authorities for identifying the mastermind in the murder of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe.

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Dominguez on Arroyo ouster plot: “Pure fiction”

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 01:48:25 +0000

Dominguez on Arroyo ouster plot: “Pure fiction”

This was how the head of the Duterte administration’s economic team described a report that came out last Friday about an alleged ouster plot against House Speaker Gloria Arroyo led by economic managers.

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Duterte wants Arroyo to explain alleged P2.4-B ‘pork’ – Panelo

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:49:04 +0000

Duterte wants Arroyo to explain alleged P2.4-B 'pork’ - Panelo

President Rodrigo Duterte wants to hear the explanation of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the alleged pork barrel insertions in the proposed 2019 national budget, Malacañang said Monday.

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Palace confident Diokno can explain alleged budget insertions

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:24:47 +0000

Palace confident Diokno can explain alleged budget insertions

Malacañang said Budget Secretary Ben Diokno can explain before the House of Representatives the alleged insertions in 2019 national budget.

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De Lima on alleged P2.4-B pork: Arroyo shows she has not changed

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:38:08 +0000

Senator Leila De Lima on Friday said the alleged P2.4-billion “pork barrel” allotted to House Speaker Gloria Arroyo’s district shows that the former president has not changed after all.

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