Duterte raps senators for reported budget cut, dares for a ‘showdown’
President Rodrigo Duterte accused senators Tuesday night of threatening to cut the budgets of Cabinet secretaries who do not attend ...
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House gives priority to 5 bills, SONA agenda
The House of Representatives will prioritize the passage of five bills earlier identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) ...
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Leonardia appointed
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia as member of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council of the ...
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Congress to pass proposed national budget for 2020
The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means on Monday said the leadership will pass the ...
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Council certifies new Bangsamoro proposal
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte agreed to certify as urgent the bill seeking the creation of the Bangsamoro region during the third ...
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Housing, federal push top Ledac agenda
Malacañang and Congress agreed to pass 28 bills as part of the common legislative agenda for the 17th Congress"•including the creation ...
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Ledac lays out priority measures
ECONOMICS became the highlight of the latest meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council last Monday with legislators agreeing to ...
Read moreDuterte readies Ledac meeting
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will convene the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council for the first time next month or in October to ...
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