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VOL XXX|ll' NO.45
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3 SECTIONS 16 PAcEs. P18
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 .
Budget bill up for Duterte scrutiny, finally
wwwmanilastandard.net . [email protected]
Budeet...
Frcn A7e
far as he is concerned. Hq will need to evaluate whether or not the opinion of the Senate is indeed aorrect. It depends, the President is-a lawyer," Panelo told Palace reporters.
"Thal's his judgment call, he will
Bv Nat Mariano
ahd Vito Barcelo PRESIDENT. Roclrigo Duterte will scrutinize the proposed 2019 national budget before signing it amid alleged last-minute amendments, the Palace said on Tuesday, assuring the public that the spending bill will be in accordance with the Constitution. As he commended the members of Congress lor submitting an enrolled bill . to the Executive department, Presidential Spokesman Silvador Panelo said President Duterte will have to evaluate whether or not the provisions ofthe enrolled 6i1l submitted by the Congress are in keeping with the Constitution. "The Senate says it's illegal, right? Unconstitutional. And the President says he will not sign anl,rhing unconstitulional as Nert pqge
have to review th€ enrolled bill and if it's consistcnt \rith the Constitution, he will sign it."
to
Earlier, Senate President Vicente SotIII submitted his signed and enrolled
copy of the Foposed P3.757-trillion
2019 national - budgel. So.!to, however, attached a letder explaining his "strong on the itemized P75 billion -reseryqtions" worth ofpublic works projects. "It is my view that it is unconstitutional dat P75 billion worth of programs/ prqlctg under the Local Infrastructure Ptogram of the Department of Public Works qnd Highways was funded
,l*f lk:i:",i::I" lii'o*:T::f;''"u'
ljAccording to the
Se@te leader, the ,d$pposed unconstitutional budget rea'' lignmeht was made after the Bicamleird Conference Commit-tee Report was i ratifi€d by r€aligning cuts from several lrojrams including assot preservation,
detwork development, bridge, floodmanagement, and convergence and sup-
port progmrds.
, "The'?resident may wish to consider disapp?oving these unconstitutional realignments, pursuant to his constitutional power to veto particular items in the Cenorgl Appropriations Bill," he added.
attaching a llst of P9it'billiou wortt of pubti,c works piogr-am that includes the allege',C P75-tillioiffealignments.
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3 SECTIONS 16 PAcEs. P18
'
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 .
Budget bill up for Duterte scrutiny, finally
wwwmanilastandard.net . [email protected]
Budeet...
Frcn A7e
far as he is concerned. Hq will need to evaluate whether or not the opinion of the Senate is indeed aorrect. It depends, the President is-a lawyer," Panelo told Palace reporters.
"Thal's his judgment call, he will
Bv Nat Mariano
ahd Vito Barcelo PRESIDENT. Roclrigo Duterte will scrutinize the proposed 2019 national budget before signing it amid alleged last-minute amendments, the Palace said on Tuesday, assuring the public that the spending bill will be in accordance with the Constitution. As he commended the members of Congress lor submitting an enrolled bill . to the Executive department, Presidential Spokesman Silvador Panelo said President Duterte will have to evaluate whether or not the provisions ofthe enrolled 6i1l submitted by the Congress are in keeping with the Constitution. "The Senate says it's illegal, right? Unconstitutional. And the President says he will not sign anl,rhing unconstitulional as Nert pqge
have to review th€ enrolled bill and if it's consistcnt \rith the Constitution, he will sign it."
to
Earlier, Senate President Vicente SotIII submitted his signed and enrolled
copy of the Foposed P3.757-trillion
2019 national - budgel. So.!to, however, attached a letder explaining his "strong on the itemized P75 billion -reseryqtions" worth ofpublic works projects. "It is my view that it is unconstitutional dat P75 billion worth of programs/ prqlctg under the Local Infrastructure Ptogram of the Department of Public Works qnd Highways was funded
,l*f lk:i:",i::I" lii'o*:T::f;''"u'
ljAccording to the
Se@te leader, the ,d$pposed unconstitutional budget rea'' lignmeht was made after the Bicamleird Conference Commit-tee Report was i ratifi€d by r€aligning cuts from several lrojrams including assot preservation,
detwork development, bridge, floodmanagement, and convergence and sup-
port progmrds.
, "The'?resident may wish to consider disapp?oving these unconstitutional realignments, pursuant to his constitutional power to veto particular items in the Cenorgl Appropriations Bill," he added.
attaching a llst of P9it'billiou wortt of pubti,c works piogr-am that includes the allege',C P75-tillioiffealignments.
xtYrzoilr tr\96
rt
