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Appropriations Comrnittee chairCONCRESSIONAL leaders will tempt to break a deadlock overthe man; Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman; 2019 national budget in a meeting Monday morning at the Senate,
and San |uan Rep. Ronaldo Zamon to address the budget
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lylanila T'imes by House negotia- composed ofFinance Committee tors appointed by Speaker Gloria Chairman Sen. Loren Legarda Macapagal Arroyo to talk to'the and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Senate to end the budget impase. Gregorio Honasan. Last week, Aroyo instructed The two chambers ratified the the three-man House team com- P3.8-trillion 2019 budget in Febposed of Camarines Sur Rep. ruary and the enrolled copy was Rolando Andaya Jr, the House signed by Anoyo in early March.
at least 62 favored districts.
faith" that they would hold an "immediate meaningfu I and sober dialogue" to resolve the impasse.
Ho,use made changes post-rari6ca-
Apart from her assertion that lump-sum budgeting was "unconstitutional," Afioyo reiterated
ti{n,
that she did not micromanage the
such as itemizing Iump-sum
to let
budget following Lacson's threat
these funds be vetoed by President
that she could be charged with
funds. The Senate prefers
Rodrigo Duterte. Lacson has accused the House of making P95.1 billion in realignmens and itemizing a portion ofthe Pl5-billion budget for the Health Facilities Enhancement Program to
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falsification for signing a budget was different ftom the
The govemment is operating on a reenacted 2018 budget after coagressional le3ders failed to leach a consensus during their meering with the President two
bill that
weeks ago.
ratified version. The House last week phpically retrieved the budget books it had sent to the Senate out of "good
This has led to lower spending as shown by a rare budget surPlus recorded bythe goltmment in lanuary
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#1
a n i I at i
Az I NeW$
rn'}
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M'NDAYMarch25,2ole
Lawmakers meet at the Senate today over budget impasse at-
Senate President Vicente Sotto
.
3rd, however, refused to sign thl bill after finding out $at the
Appropriations Comrnittee chairCONCRESSIONAL leaders will tempt to break a deadlock overthe man; Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman; 2019 national budget in a meeting Monday morning at the Senate,
and San |uan Rep. Ronaldo Zamon to address the budget
, This was confirmed to
issue with the Senate contingent
lrle
lylanila T'imes by House negotia- composed ofFinance Committee tors appointed by Speaker Gloria Chairman Sen. Loren Legarda Macapagal Arroyo to talk to'the and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Senate to end the budget impase. Gregorio Honasan. Last week, Aroyo instructed The two chambers ratified the the three-man House team com- P3.8-trillion 2019 budget in Febposed of Camarines Sur Rep. ruary and the enrolled copy was Rolando Andaya Jr, the House signed by Anoyo in early March.
at least 62 favored districts.
faith" that they would hold an "immediate meaningfu I and sober dialogue" to resolve the impasse.
Ho,use made changes post-rari6ca-
Apart from her assertion that lump-sum budgeting was "unconstitutional," Afioyo reiterated
ti{n,
that she did not micromanage the
such as itemizing Iump-sum
to let
budget following Lacson's threat
these funds be vetoed by President
that she could be charged with
funds. The Senate prefers
Rodrigo Duterte. Lacson has accused the House of making P95.1 billion in realignmens and itemizing a portion ofthe Pl5-billion budget for the Health Facilities Enhancement Program to
t'pAcrrt
-A&"
falsification for signing a budget was different ftom the
The govemment is operating on a reenacted 2018 budget after coagressional le3ders failed to leach a consensus during their meering with the President two
bill that
weeks ago.
ratified version. The House last week phpically retrieved the budget books it had sent to the Senate out of "good
This has led to lower spending as shown by a rare budget surPlus recorded bythe goltmment in lanuary
GLEE JALEA
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