Tag: Rolando Andaya

Andaya: House majority will not interfere in squabble over who should lead minority bloc

(Eagle News)–Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday, July 29, said the majority will distance itself from the ongoing disagreements on who should lead the minority bloc in the House of Representatives under  Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as Speaker. According to Andaya, if there was anything they would decide on, “siguro ‘yung guidelines lang kung paano ang pagpili nila.” He said they would, however, leave it to the parties involved to decide who will […]

Duterte: Someone has to account for Malampaya fund mess

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said someone should be held accountable for the Malampaya fund gas mess. “Alam mo ang malas ng Pilipinas? Ewan ko, Diyos lang ang makasagot nito. Ang Indonesia, may oil. Brunei, may oil. Ang Malaysia, may oil. Tayo, wala. Kokonti lang gas natin [Malampaya] kinurakot,” he said in a speech in Camp General Adriano Hernandez, Dingle, Iloilo. He said “somebody has to account for the loss” of funds. […]