(Eagle News) — The Palace is backing Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno skipping the House appropriations committee hearing on Friday, Feb. 9. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that while “officials from the executive branch would give their full cooperation and if necessary, attend probes and inquiries in aid of its duty of legislation,” Congress in general, for its part, should “accord the same courtesy to an executive official whom it invites as a […]