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Sep 17, 2021 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
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The Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Sen. Richard Gordon, continues its inquiry into the 2020 COA report on the budget utilization of the DOH in the fight against COVID-19.
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Sen. Richard Gordon presides over the inquiry into the 2020 COA report and other issues related to the DOH budget utilization, especially its COVID-19 expenditures. #SenatePH 1/2 @DickGordonDG
Sep 16, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
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The Committee on Finance Subcommittee G, chaired by Sen. Richard Gordon, discusses the proposed 2022 budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs and its attached agencies.
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Sen. Koko Pimentel supports DFA Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s position to reject attempts to sell Philippine properties in Tokyo, Japan. #SenatePH 1/3 @senkokopimentel
Sep 16, 2021 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
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The Committee on Finance Subcommittee G, chaired by Sen. Richard Gordon, discusses the proposed 2022 budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office and its attached agencies.
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Sen. Franklin Drilon asks PCOO Usec. Kristian Ablan to submit to the committee the address, educational attainment, daily time record and job description of PCOO's 1,479 contract of service employees. #SenatePH 1/3
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Sen. Grace Poe, sponsor of SBN 2094 or the Public Service Act, answers questions from Sen. Recto. Recto asked why foreigners will not be allowed 100% ownership of airports while airlines will be allowed 100% foreign ownership under the bill. #SenatePH 1/2 @SenGracePOE
Sep 15, 2021 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Sen. Sonny Angara scrutinizes the proposed budget of the Department of Finance and its attached agencies for next year. During the virtual hearing, Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III presented the achievements and the targets of the DOF. #SenatePH 1/2 @sonnyangara
Dominguez said the country managed its solid financial footing amidst the pandemic. He said this validates the good work of the DOF for the nation. DOF's budget for 2022 amounts to P23.18 billion, a 32.65% increase of this year’s budget amounting to P16 billion. #SenatePH 2/2
Sep 15, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
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The Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System holds an organizational meeting to discuss preparations for the 2022 national and local elections.
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Sen. Risa Hontiveros asks Comelec about the local source code review of the software for the country's Automatic Election System in preparation for the holding of the 2022 elections. She asked who will be allowed to review the source code and how it will be carried out. 1/3
Sep 15, 2021 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
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The Committee on Finance Sub-Committee C discusses the proposed 2022 budgets of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Dangerous Drugs Board, and other agencies.
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Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa presides over the hybrid hearing on the proposed 2022 budgets of the PDEA, Dangerous Drugs Board, Southern Philippines Development Authority, Mindanao Development Authority and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. #SenatePH 1/2
Sep 15, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The Commission on Appointments continues deliberating on the nomination of M/Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro and the ad interim appointments and nominations of senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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Sen. Ping Lacson asks AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. about the command responsibility of a commandant officer where the plebe and an upperclassman are involved in hazing. #SenatePH 1/2 @iampinglacson