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By Mario J. Mallari 'they did was legal then they should sign and send. A{cording to- Sotto, he was, assured by the
itto us here.,.iliat's the challenge, sigri it or asked Legislative Budget Research and Monitoring
Senate President Vicente Sotto the spea.ker to sign it then send it to us," said sotto. otrice (LBRMO), Senate fi'inance oommittee chait
IIIyesterday dared leaders of the sotio stressed that if some leaders of the Loren Legarda, and even Lacson that the senate
House 0f Representatives to sign and House of Representatives insist on the alleged did nOi do anlthing with the latified budget bill.
transmit the P3.767-trillion propose4 realignment of P?9 billion in the ratified budget uAfter we ratified, there was no mOre changes
2019 budgei measure they allegedly measure, he would raiher have the proposed on the part ofthe Senate," said Sotto'
*manipulated" after its ratification legislation axchived and wajt for the next Congless. Just like Lacson, he cited,information relayed
: to insert billions of "pork barrel" if -]"iff*ld fdi ;; ilze tta, it witt te arcf,iveo to him by congressman-membem of his pafv, the
they believe it is legal. if ihey do not agree,.. then we will just approve Nationalist,.People's Coalition (NPC), regarding
In a chance jnterr'iew at the Senate, a supplemental budgetrr' gotto .utd. the supposed changes being made to ihe raiified
""tr'";ilil'ioli
S0tt0 stressed he would rather have *-. budget measure by.House^--^ l^^,t^ni
leaders.
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T*L*t buddjt.irnpasse,.sehate Minoritv 1
",tri,"iithan sign
measure archived legal ihen thei shoull sign and send it Leader Flanklin Drilon^ c-alled.on Congress t0 l
it in violation of thC ;"; ir;;;. reconsider the apploval ofthe bldget measure,and i
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. Constitution.
"ff they Fo r s en. pa nr' o
*manipulated' budget measure is
Lacso n, s isni ns rh e #?H:i*Xi"lflili?i".::t#:ffi :iT$:":'":
t h i.n k tantamountDrilon stressed the Senate will not allow any
that to fa.lsification ofihe rec0rds of legi.slative process revisiQn to the ratified P3,757 trillion proposed
what - stressing the Houla members made changes natiOnal budgqt measure without going through
to the ratified version ofthe natiQnal budget. the bicameral conference committee.
-We will be outtins our Senate .President in -
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a precarious siiuatioi if we allow him to sign As far as wc're concerned, we did not
it,; Lacson said, l