Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:24:01 +0000
“Favored contractors” who prematurely won government contracts by advancing billions of pesos in commissions to public officials now want their money back, Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:26:30 +0000
Budget Secretary Diokno slammed as “baseless, irresponsible” the claim of Andaya that P75 billion “pork” in the 2019 GAA would be restored.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:26:11 +0000
Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday accused two Cabinet officials of orchestrating the restoration of P75 billion in pork allegedly inserted by budget officials into the proposed 2019 appropriations law but was realigned by lawmakers to their own projects.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:33:50 +0000
Despite the measles outbreak in Metro Manila and other regions, Malacañang said it is not keen on employing mandatory vaccination for infants
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:30:42 +0000
Government agencies involved in processing land conversion cases are now working on a joint memorandum circular to fast-track the procedures.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:24:27 +0000
Despite repeatedly expressing his exasperation with the tedious process involving land use conversion, President Duterte still trusts DAR Secretary John Castriciones.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:38:35 +0000
The welfare of Filipino farmers was among the key national issues President Duterte and his Cabinet will discuss on Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 14:23:54 +0000
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles demanded justice for the killing of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe who was shot in Daraga, Albay on Saturday.
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The realignment of nearly P52 billion in the House of Representatives’ version of the P3.757-trillion proposed budget for 2019 won’t save the newly funded projects from Senate scrutiny, senators said on Wednesday, vowing to delve into the justification for what they called “capricious” new allocations.
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Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles said he would have to be part of the administration ticket if he ran for senator next year.
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