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(Eagle News)—The Senate and the House of Representatives will meet on Monday, March 25, to thresh out the contentious issues over the proposed national budget. It was unclear who exactly would meet whom but Speaker Gloria Arroyo earlier designated House appropriations chair Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr., San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman to speak with senators about the proposed national budget. The meeting will take place days after the House officially […]
(Eagle News)—-The senators can tell President Rodrigo Duterte what provisions he should veto in the proposed national budget if they really feel that what was ratified was “constitutionally-infirm and legally-flawed.” House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. made the remark after Senator Panfilo Lacson, who had accused the House of “manipulating” the national budget even after its ratification by both houses of Congress, said Senate President Tito Sotto would not sign the bill for President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed four provisions of the General Appropriations Act. In a copy of his message to Congress, the President vetoed Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Special Provision No. 2, which allows other executive offices of the agency to receive monitoring expenses. According to Duterte, the salary standardization law and its implementing rules already provide that board members are “authorized to receive honoraria or per diems in the performance […]
