Former Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad Jr. disputed on Tuesday (August 25) the findings of the Senate blue ribbon committee, which recommended charges against him over the alleged diversion of P10.6 billion for senior citizens’ premiums under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth).
Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to reallocate the spending items in the 2020 budget was unconstitutional even if this move was meant to raise funds to help millions of Filipinos survive the corona crisis.
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Former Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial on Tuesday asked her predecessor, Janette Garin, to stop dragging her and others to the Dengvaxia mess.
The Liberal Party is ready to rebuild its ranks after being decimated following the May 2016 elections.
Fed up with allegations he has ill-gotten wealth, President Rodrigo Duterte wants to fight back by exposing details on the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program of the Aquino administration.
Learning about Vice President Leni Robredo’s disappointment over the sloth-paced reconstruction efforts for super typhoon Yolanda victims, the camp of her predecessor, Jejomar Binay, pointed her to the direction of the likely culprits–her party mates from the Liberal Party (LP).
A diversionary tactic.
Former President Noynoy Aquino’s Cabinet might have been maligned for having its rotten eggs such as former Budget Secretary Butch Abad who was embroiled in the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) scam; former Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya’s incompetence in solving the traffic, train and airport problems; and former Agriculture Secretary Procy Alcala for the pork barrel scams and cartels under his watch.
