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46 PROMOTED AFP GENERALS TO FACE CA SCRUTINY

A batch of 46 newly promoted generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is set to face scrutiny at the congressional Commission on Appointments (CA). CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said the batch is led by the new Philippine Navy chief, Jose Ma. Ambrosio […]

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MINORITY TO BALANCE NEED TO PASS NATIONAL BUDGET ON TIME WITH DUTY TO SCRUTINIZE ITS PROVISIONS — ABANTE

Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr.  on Thursday said members of the Minority will thoroughly scrutinize the National Expenditure Plan (NEP) submitted by the Executive Department while balancing the need to pass the General Appropriations Act (GAA) on time to ensure the prompt delivery of services to the people. This as budget […]

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TRABAHO BILL TO BE SCRUTINIZED BY MINORITY — ABANTE

“We in the Minority will work to make sure TRABAHO works.” This was the assurance given by Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in a press briefing said members of the Minority will properly scrutinize the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-quality Opportunities (TRABAHO) bill, several versions of which […]

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EVERY SENATOR TO SCRUTINIZE 2020 BUDGET – ANGARA

The P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget will be thoroughly reviewed by each member of the Senate, said Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, chair of the Senate committee on finance, said each senator has an individual checklist on how to evaluate an agency budget or spending item, which would ensure that the review of next year’s budget would […]