Tag: itemization

Lacson says some House members only “confusing public”; adds “itemization” way different from “realignment”

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, March 15, said some members of the House of Representatives were only “confusing the public” with the term they used to describe what they did to the proposed national budget already ratified by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. “There is a whale of a difference between itemization and realignments of what have been approved by the joint bicameral conference committee and ratified in plenary […]

Andaya: House merely “itemizing” appropriations in Congress-approved nat’l budget

(Eagle News) — House appropriations committee chair Rep. Rolando Andaya on Tuesday, March 5, said the House of Representatives was merely “itemizing” the appropriations under the national budget for 2019 approved by Congress to make them “more transparent and easy to scrutinize.” Andaya, also the Camarines Sur representative, made the statement after Senator Panfilo Lacson accused Speaker Gloria Arroyo of realigning P25 million from the Department of Health fund to solons who voted for her […]