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Tuesdav. 26 March 2019 Daily Tribure
More talks as deadlock stays By
tlado J, Mallari Senators and congressmen
left
empty-handed after a meeting yesterday, but they promised to assemble again
todayfor another attempt to end the economy
on the P3.?57-trilllon pr\Posed national budget. Rep, Edcel Lagman, who was part of the three-man panel from the House of Representatives,
desoibed the meeting at th€
Senate as a very positive development.
Apart from Lagman, the House panel also included Appropriations C o mmitte e chairnian Rep, Rolando Andaya Jr. and San Juan Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie'Zamora. 0n the other hand, the Senate
contingent was composed of Senate Finance Committee
r
'
chairman Sen. Loren Legarda and Senators Panfilo Lacson and
Gregodo I{onasan.
A representative from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) als o
,
attended the meeting. The meeting was held at the
conference room at the 0ffice
of Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
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More talks as deadlock stays Assistance Flrnd (PDAI) as ilegal
As long as we are talking, then there's light at the end of the
lawmakers to put a hand in the implementation ofthe budget aft€r the President has signed it into law.
tunnel hott Fgc
PDAF is a lumpsum discrcfionary
I
fund made available for the lawmakers in both chambers of
Lagman said they agreed to meet again fdilay to cement an ageement. 'Eopefir.lly, by tomorrow night,
we could resolve the impasse. As long as we are talking, then there's light at the end of the tunnel," Lagman said. MacapagalArryo . said the House carmot pressue the Senate to art quicHy on the budget Speaker Gloria
as they axe sepaxate chambeB. 'It ta.kes two to tango. How
car
we have a time limit? We want it as soon as possible. It's what we Iike, trut we cannot put a deadline
Congess.
2009 named several
officials
that included senators and
congressmen.
govenment busfed the PDAF scam s''ndicate of businesswoman Janet
Lirn Napoles that pinned then
of the term of foimer hesident Benigno Aquino.
.
To date, the PDAF scam has not been fnlly resolved as many of the legislators tagged by the CoA special report have not treen
approving the budget. Howev€f,, Sotto has refused
alowingl€gjslatorpafticipationbq,ilrd orersigh is bercft of arry mnffi.rtional
to sign the yersion after the House itemized the lump sum appropriations. When asked what would happen
if the
basis and hence, tantamount to impermissible interference and/or assumption of bccutive tmctibns. fury post€nactment congessional
Senate will not cooperate, Anoyo said that she doesn,t want to pass judgment on the body.
neasure shonld be limited t0 scrutiny
Lump sum unconstitutional She emphasized the House maintains its stand that it will
It
lump sum allocations as it will be deemed unconstitutional. "We will insist on no lump sum, because that is what is unconstitutional. That,s what we will insist, no lump sum. Now, as io the details, that's the one that we'll see," she stressed. The Supreme Court has ruled
Congress
not pass a budget containing
the Priority Development
adhrcSigatio4'the ffie$lhbunal nned.
takes two to tango, how
ca,n we have a
tirne lirnit?
Arroyo has high hopes that
will pass the budget after Mr. Duterte met with
legislators to urge the approval of ihe General Appropriations Bill.
"If we don't come to an agreement and then Tito Sotio
does not sign the bill, then there's no bill to send to the President. So, I do not know if we will, but I would wish we
wanted a new budget," he
Work in progress Lacson, for his part, echoed Lagman's optimism, saying 'some progress. We're still working on
it. We'll meet again
tomorrow. Hopefully we can follow through and finalize tomonow.' Both panels will be reporting
principals what wai taken up during the meeting that lasted for about twoand-a-halJ
iours. Hopefully, by tomorrow nig;ht we could resolve the impasse,
Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong
Revilla. The two legslators were prosecuted and detained for most
\,\,e
added.
Based on the report, the
prosecuted. 'Any post+nactment measue
2013
line,
(CoA) to to their
A.Commission on Audit special report covering 2007
on the Senate,'Arroyo said in an interview after a speakin! engagemeni in Bacolod City. The Speaker earlier said she has already done her part in
in
would,' she ended.
and unconstitutional, pohibiting
Andaya said both sides agreed
to haye the budget passed by 29 March and submit it to Mr. Duterte for signature.
'I
think we.came to
an
agreement that we will take care of our own. We will take' {are qf ryhateYer the concerns of our members, while the Senate
will also take care of their own selves," he explained.
Asked if the contentious issues were addressed during
Andaya blames miscommunication Anda,a said miscommunicaJion among peels was what led to the impasse.
He stressed there
was
miscommunication on the part of both chambers. "Yes, it was
misconmunication.
That's why we want to sit down and talk firsi and discuss what really happened,' he explained prior to the meeting between the Senate and the House of Representatives members on the budgei. He said they wanted first to have an understanding that there will be a new budget before the end of the month, adding that there have been feelers before the Monday meeting to identii/ areas that need clarification. Asked ifthe House will be flexible alrd adjust, he shrssed he wanted to heax firsthard the concems of
the Senate because he only got to. Iordw about
-them through the
media and insisted that nothing done by the House was outside, the agreements made during the
the meeting, he replied, ,,yes, we just needed a place to explain to each other." Bicameral Conference Committee "They have iheir meetings EnErl{,illa d points, we also :sisi$li\q;i,,:,r. have ours and
.
,
\
the bottom
r,aorulr pAqt,, C"?-)
.
More talks as deadlock stays By
tlado J, Mallari Senators and congressmen
left
empty-handed after a meeting yesterday, but they promised to assemble again
todayfor another attempt to end the economy
on the P3.?57-trilllon pr\Posed national budget. Rep, Edcel Lagman, who was part of the three-man panel from the House of Representatives,
desoibed the meeting at th€
Senate as a very positive development.
Apart from Lagman, the House panel also included Appropriations C o mmitte e chairnian Rep, Rolando Andaya Jr. and San Juan Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie'Zamora. 0n the other hand, the Senate
contingent was composed of Senate Finance Committee
r
'
chairman Sen. Loren Legarda and Senators Panfilo Lacson and
Gregodo I{onasan.
A representative from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) als o
,
attended the meeting. The meeting was held at the
conference room at the 0ffice
of Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
frfrn tu page 2
Nsvr PA+€ " +flndr eael V)
)
More talks as deadlock stays Assistance Flrnd (PDAI) as ilegal
As long as we are talking, then there's light at the end of the
lawmakers to put a hand in the implementation ofthe budget aft€r the President has signed it into law.
tunnel hott Fgc
PDAF is a lumpsum discrcfionary
I
fund made available for the lawmakers in both chambers of
Lagman said they agreed to meet again fdilay to cement an ageement. 'Eopefir.lly, by tomorrow night,
we could resolve the impasse. As long as we are talking, then there's light at the end of the tunnel," Lagman said. MacapagalArryo . said the House carmot pressue the Senate to art quicHy on the budget Speaker Gloria
as they axe sepaxate chambeB. 'It ta.kes two to tango. How
car
we have a time limit? We want it as soon as possible. It's what we Iike, trut we cannot put a deadline
Congess.
2009 named several
officials
that included senators and
congressmen.
govenment busfed the PDAF scam s''ndicate of businesswoman Janet
Lirn Napoles that pinned then
of the term of foimer hesident Benigno Aquino.
.
To date, the PDAF scam has not been fnlly resolved as many of the legislators tagged by the CoA special report have not treen
approving the budget. Howev€f,, Sotto has refused
alowingl€gjslatorpafticipationbq,ilrd orersigh is bercft of arry mnffi.rtional
to sign the yersion after the House itemized the lump sum appropriations. When asked what would happen
if the
basis and hence, tantamount to impermissible interference and/or assumption of bccutive tmctibns. fury post€nactment congessional
Senate will not cooperate, Anoyo said that she doesn,t want to pass judgment on the body.
neasure shonld be limited t0 scrutiny
Lump sum unconstitutional She emphasized the House maintains its stand that it will
It
lump sum allocations as it will be deemed unconstitutional. "We will insist on no lump sum, because that is what is unconstitutional. That,s what we will insist, no lump sum. Now, as io the details, that's the one that we'll see," she stressed. The Supreme Court has ruled
Congress
not pass a budget containing
the Priority Development
adhrcSigatio4'the ffie$lhbunal nned.
takes two to tango, how
ca,n we have a
tirne lirnit?
Arroyo has high hopes that
will pass the budget after Mr. Duterte met with
legislators to urge the approval of ihe General Appropriations Bill.
"If we don't come to an agreement and then Tito Sotio
does not sign the bill, then there's no bill to send to the President. So, I do not know if we will, but I would wish we
wanted a new budget," he
Work in progress Lacson, for his part, echoed Lagman's optimism, saying 'some progress. We're still working on
it. We'll meet again
tomorrow. Hopefully we can follow through and finalize tomonow.' Both panels will be reporting
principals what wai taken up during the meeting that lasted for about twoand-a-halJ
iours. Hopefully, by tomorrow nig;ht we could resolve the impasse,
Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong
Revilla. The two legslators were prosecuted and detained for most
\,\,e
added.
Based on the report, the
prosecuted. 'Any post+nactment measue
2013
line,
(CoA) to to their
A.Commission on Audit special report covering 2007
on the Senate,'Arroyo said in an interview after a speakin! engagemeni in Bacolod City. The Speaker earlier said she has already done her part in
in
would,' she ended.
and unconstitutional, pohibiting
Andaya said both sides agreed
to haye the budget passed by 29 March and submit it to Mr. Duterte for signature.
'I
think we.came to
an
agreement that we will take care of our own. We will take' {are qf ryhateYer the concerns of our members, while the Senate
will also take care of their own selves," he explained.
Asked if the contentious issues were addressed during
Andaya blames miscommunication Anda,a said miscommunicaJion among peels was what led to the impasse.
He stressed there
was
miscommunication on the part of both chambers. "Yes, it was
misconmunication.
That's why we want to sit down and talk firsi and discuss what really happened,' he explained prior to the meeting between the Senate and the House of Representatives members on the budgei. He said they wanted first to have an understanding that there will be a new budget before the end of the month, adding that there have been feelers before the Monday meeting to identii/ areas that need clarification. Asked ifthe House will be flexible alrd adjust, he shrssed he wanted to heax firsthard the concems of
the Senate because he only got to. Iordw about
-them through the
media and insisted that nothing done by the House was outside, the agreements made during the
the meeting, he replied, ,,yes, we just needed a place to explain to each other." Bicameral Conference Committee "They have iheir meetings EnErl{,illa d points, we also :sisi$li\q;i,,:,r. have ours and
.
,
\
the bottom
r,aorulr pAqt,, C"?-)
.
