We need RH bill, Ona tells solons at hearing
By Leila B. Salaverria
Health Secretary Enrique Ona went to bat for the passage of the reproductive health (RH) bill as congressmen scrutinized on Monday his department’s P56.8-billion budget for 2013.
Health Secretary Enrique Ona went to bat for the passage of the reproductive health (RH) bill as congressmen scrutinized on Monday his department’s P56.8-billion budget for 2013.
Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay on Wednesday scored the Liberal Party for vilifying Vice President Jejomar Binay and making him choose between President Aquino and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after Binay’s coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), invited allies of Arroyo and critics of the administration to join its initial senatorial lineup.
Lawmakers on Monday questioned the motive of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo in exposing the allegedly bloated budget for the construction of police stations and purchase of patrol uniforms.
Malacañang on Friday said that the districts of opposition lawmakers got several millions of pesos worth of projects from the government despite their being members of the opposition.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines—What do former Cabinet members in the previous administration share in common with political allies and relatives of former President Macapagal-Arroyo who are now members of Congress? House Deputy Minority Floor Leader and Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay’s answer: All have not received their share of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), [...]
A current governor, who was one of the lawmakers who received an endowment from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), is complaining why Quezon 3rd District Rep. Danilo “Danny” Suarez cornered the bulk of the money intended for their choice hospitals. Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza confirmed to the Inquirer that she was one of [...]
President Benigno Aquino III’s critics in the House of Representatives on Tuesday gloated over the decline in his approval ratings, but his allies were quick to dismiss it as insignificant. Senior Deputy Minority Leader Danilo Suarez said the results of the Social Weather Stations’ June 2011 survey should serve as a cue for the President. [...]
