Peoples Tonight, Apr. 4, 2019, Andaya Sotto Ill-advised.pdf

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Seuat€ President on-the

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ompletely autlrorized and

rolled copy of th'e national budget is a lesal act.

is ill-advised by his law- The imprimatur-of the yers. The lettdr he serlt to the President

ing his strong

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res'ervatrons as annotation in tjic 2019 national budeet en-

rolled ba$is.

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has no" leeal is ju-st a perso;al

requ$t, {rhich the Precident may or mav not take heed." said igmarines Sur Reo. Rolardo

Andaya, the 6anel chair-

men, in down:_Dlaving Snito's "with reservaiion? on-

sition in sienins the ig"

tional budget.

Andava said that -ia

f,lrc gist of the arguDent I communicated to Executive Secretarv Salvador

Medialdea

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enrolled bill cannot be rcal, qrammatical and ,riminish€d by his etrons printiDg erfois. as well a€ rebervations. which ari the necessary adjustcompletely unwarranted." ments as a consequence Andaya erplained. olthe aoEindments." said "Also, I point€d out Andava ' Andaya added ttrat the Senat€ hesident canaot interferc vith tlre Omnibus Motion stso the exercise by P.esident plicitly stated: 'In caseerof Duterte of his veto pow- conllict the Coner by €uggestiDg what fe4nce between ComDitt€e ReDort item8 should tx vetoed in and the Printed Cooi, of ao enr:olled bill, which the Bi.ll, the latter ;hsl bears his siqoature." he prevail." added"CoDsequentlv. Andaya pointed out printed House vd;ionthe iF tbe arsuhents raiAed

by tbe Se;ate hesident

in his letter are coooletelv

Actins baselecs Secretarv Janet Abuel rif "For one, t}le realienthe Department of Bud- ments he cited were ;dget and ManaseDent tbrough separate-letters dat€d March 28. 2019."

"In my letteis. I emphasized that there is no such thing as conilitional signine of an enmlled bill The Senate canaot clotfte

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reads: Technical Stafr o'f lhe House committee on appropriations and Seaate commifte€ on finance are author.ized to effect corrections of tlaograph-

dissent. Sigirhe an en-

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Senate President

ditional Omnibus Motion-

which

compliant wit}r the ratified

Bicaneral Reoort. li ehould be und'erscored

that the generic term- ad-

justDents eubsuaee ie-

justments authorized bv alignh.nts and allied m.xtno less than the Bicarn'- ficatiors. Budget adiusteral Conference Commit- meot refers to anv ;ddi-

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proled and signed by tlie

tion or reduction madp in

the budget budset while budget brdqat both r@lignment is the prodss chambers. The Conmit- of adjustins tlre o;einal tee Report included a tra- budget," saii Andavi

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