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nswont let Diokno off the hook Senator Panfilo Lacson had vowed to million from the DOH budget, Cama-
raise "a big legal issue" before his col- rines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said.
leagues in the Senate after he accused Andaya, the chairman of the House
HE House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Ar- appropriations committee, defended Ar-
,: said royo ofrealignments in the Department royo and said the Senate President and
of Health's budget for her supposedly the Speaker "are not directly involved in
"favored" congressmen. the bicameral committ€e discussions."
Arroyo "has no business or legal "Responsibility rests on the Bicam
authority to prepare and impose the confereis," said Anctaya, who asked
rules and appropriations initiated. menu list of the Department of Health Senator Loren Legarda, chairperson
Rep. Danilo Suarez, chairman of the "Diokno has pending issues at the appropriations lor Healtb Facilities En- ofthe Senate committee on finance, to
House committee on public accounts, Lower House. There is no closure yet hin".m"nt Program worttr P25 million hold a joint press conference aimed at
as far as the House probe on alleged ir- in individuat allocations for her favored promoting transparency in the P3.757-
said this following Diokno's appoint-
ment by Presidpnt Rodrigo Duterte to regularities in the budget preparation is congressmen,"saidl-acson. c trillion 2019 national budget following
r6place late Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas concerned," Suarez said. However, the House contingent to Lacson's statement.
'iI will continue hearing [Diokno's the bicameral conference committee Suarez stressed the House may still
Covernor Nestor Espen illa Jr.
At a news conference, Suarez said his budget practicesl. ['ll be] taking ad- on the national budget "does not take invite Diokno "if there is a need" de-
vantage ofrny few remaining months in orders irom the Speaker," thus she can spite the latter's non-appearance in the
panel will continue the investigatiop on
Congress," he added. not be behind the realignment of P25 previous hearings:
Diokno Lhat lhe House committees on

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