https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rypFxQLgCCY (Eagle News) – Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have assured that the proposed 2020 national budget will be passed on time. The newly-designated Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance Senator Sonny Angara said his panel’s scrutiny of the proposed 2020 national budget will be “thorough, transparent, truthful. “And we will pass it on time,” he said. The senator said that he expects Malacanang will be sending over the proposed […]
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Paolo Duterte backs out of Speakership race, to support Rep. Ungab instead
(Eagle News) – Presidential son and Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte said on Saturday, July 6, that he had decided to back out of his initial plan to run for House Speaker and would instead support the speakership bid of fellow Davao lawmaker Rep. Isidro Ungab. Rep. Duterte said that he had already spoken to his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, Thursday night in Davao City. “We both agreed that this will not be the […]
Davao Rep. Duterte, Hugpong Speaker choice Ungab form “Duterte Coalition” in Lower House
Invite Reps. Cayetano, Velasco and Romualdez to be partners (Eagle News) – Several Mindanao-based congressmen led by presidential son Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte and Hugpong ng Pagbabago House Speaker nominee Davao Rep. Isidro Ungab formed what they called the “Duterte Coalition” on Friday, July 5. In a statement, they said their members come from the Hugpong ng Pagbabago and Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, and that their aim was to unite the House of Representatives […]
Sara’s Hugpong pushes Ungab as House Speaker directly challenging Velasco, Paolo Duterte bid
(Eagle News) — Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the regional party headed by presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, has endorsed its own candidate for House Speakership. The party’s nominee is 3rd district Davao City Representative Isidro Ungab directly challenging both the administration party PDP-Laban’s nominee, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Sara’s brother, presidential son, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte. “We understand if President (Rodrigo) Duterte, because of delicadeza, will […]
