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(Eagle News) — The House appropriations committee on Tuesday, Jan. 29, approved a motion to issue a show-cause order against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. The show-cause order was due to Diokno’s failure to attend the Rep. Rolando Andaya-led panel hearings on alleged anomalies in the proposed national budget for 2019. Diokno, without naming names, had said he was told not to attend the hearings, following what he said was the abrasive questioning of congressmen during […]
(Eagle News)–Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 26, reiterated his call for Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to attend a House of Representatives’ panel inquiry into alleged anomalies in the national budget. Andaya renewed the call following what he said were “developments” that include Public Works Secretary Mark Villar supposedly confirming on record what he has been saying all along—that “Diokno was the mastermind behind the P75-billion insertion in the DPWH (Department of Public Works […]
(Eagle News)–Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has refuted House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s accusations against him, calling them “illusory.” In a statement, Diokno said the “numbers are wrong and the narrative he’s selling is not grounded on facts.” In the first place, according to Diokno, the Department of Budget and Management is “not involved in the implementation of projects and awarding of contracts.” “Contracts are awarded to contractors after open and competitive bidding in accordance with the […]
(Eagle News)—House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Thursday, Jan. 3, stood by his allegations against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, claiming that the firm of the in-laws of his daughter actually cornered government projects in the millions of pesos using “dummy firms.” During the nationally-televised first hearing into alleged anomalies in the proposed national budget for 2019, Andaya alleged Aremar Construction Corp, which he said was owned by Maria Hamor, daughter of Ester Hamor who […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel on Friday, Dec. 21, confirmed President Rodrigo Duterte indeed wants the Road Board abolished. According to Pimentel, the chief executive told this to him during Senator Manny Pacquiao’s 40th birthday celebration in General Santos. “..President Duterte called for me and told me in very categorical terms that ‘we should abolish the road board’,” Pimentel said. He said he told Duterte that the Senate, under Pimentel’s leadership then, already passed […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson does not believe Budget Secretary Ben Diokno should resign despite allegations he has links to a supposedly favored contractor. In the first place, Lacson, in an interview aired over CNN Philippines on Thursday, Dec. 20, said he “cannot imagine” Diokno dealing with contractors directly. “I’m not defending Sec. Diokno. Pero sabi niya nga nakipag-deal siya sa mga agencies pag nag-appropriate at saka nag-release ng budget,” Lacson said. According to […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Dec. 13, said Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno still enjoys the full trust and confidence of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution No. 2365 urging President Duterte to reconsider his appointment of Diokno. The lower house adopted the resolution authored by Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, after House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya accused Diokno of being behind alleged insertions […]
Diokno unfazed; questions integrity of his accusers (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 12, adopted a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his appointment of Ben Diokno as Budget secretary. House Resolution 2365, authored by Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, was adopted after Diokno was grilled by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya for what the lawmaker said were “insertions” amounting to billions in infrastructure funds in the proposed 2019 national budget […]
Spike in prices only “transitory,” he says (Eagle News) – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday, May 9, that suspending the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law “will do more harm than good.” His statement came a day after Senators JV Ejercito and Bam Aquino called on government economic managers to suspend the law amid reports of a spike in inflation rate—4.5 percent in April— reportedly the fastest in more than […]
Ni Ghadzs Rodelas Eagle News Service Mabini, Batangas — Pinayagan na muli ng gobyerno ng Mabini ang mga diving activities sa lugar, ilang araw matapos nitong ipagbawal ito dahil sa pangambang maulit ang “earthquake swarm” sa probinsiya nitong katapusan ng linggo. “..Ang aming ipinaabot sa inyo…na (sa) ating tourist destination ay ganap ko na pong pinabalik yung ating diving activity,” sabi ni Mabini Mayor Noel Luistro nitong Martes, ika-11 ng Abril. Ayon sa kaniya, ang prayoridad sa ngayon ng […]
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday, January 3, enumerated five preconditions necessary for the Duterte Government to be able to achieve a 7 percent sustained growth rate. These five preconditions which must be achieved are: peace and order, addressing the infrastructure gap, investing in human resources, cutting the cost of doing business in the country, and a competitive tax system. On capitalizing on human resources, Secretary Diokno said the country would […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinahayag ni Budget Secretary, Benjamin Diokno na nakalaan ang 2017 budget para sa pagkuha ng mga karagdagang guro at sa pagpapatayo ng mga paaralan sa bansa. Anim na raang libong (600,000) guro pa ang kailangan para sa mga pampublikong eskwelahan at halos apat na pu’t walong libong (48,000) paaralan ang nakatakdang ipatayo sa 2017. Nakalaan rin ang bahagi ng pondo para sa iba pang mga pangangailangan sa edukasyon partikular na ang […]
