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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 10) — Former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. denied allegations of vote buying, saying he sees nothing wrong with the allocation of a mobilization fund that will be used to cover expenditures of volunteers collecting signatures for the proposed people’s initiative to amend the charter.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) — A lawmaker on Tuesday said the bicameral conference committee increased the allocation for the “Conduct and supervision of elections, referenda, recall votes and plebiscites” under the 2024 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
ALBAY Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday said administration lawmakers allegedly “buying” signatures for the people’s initiative petition to amend the Constitution have violated the Omnibus Election Code.
MANILA, Philippines — Local executives have allegedly been tasked with carrying out a people's initiative signature drive for Charter change that involves P100 payouts to each constituent who signs the petition, House lawmakers said over the weekend.
MANILA, Philippines: Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman said the national budget law for 2024 has «a constitutional infirmity.»
THE P5.768 trillion national budget for 2024 is unconstitutional because of the insertion by lawmakers of P449.5 billion unprogrammed funds which President Marcos Jr. did not veto when he signed the General Appropriations Act (GAA), a leader of the opposition at the House of Representatives said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday defended himself against Sen. Imee Marcos’ insinuations that he is pushing for Charter change (Cha-cha) even if there are many problems besetting the country because he wants to be prime minister.
MANILA, Philippines — Two committees of the House of Representatives have approved and consolidated resolutions that encourage President Marcos to allow the Philippines to cooperate in the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s probe into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.