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"We still have the numbers to unseat him next week when we resume session," Assistant Majority Leader Rodolfo Albano III (LAMP, Isabela) told reporters yesterday.


He said LAMP loyalists number at least 110, or more than a majority of the 218 House members.


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                    [Title] => Easier to win lotto than impeach Estrada – Recto
                    [Summary] => It’s easier to win the lotto jackpot than to impeach President Estrada.


Rep. Ralph Recto (LAMP, Batangas) made this confident declaration yesterday in the wake of suggestions from the opposition that the President could be removed from office through impeachment due to the jueteng scandal.


Recto, who is being rumored to be one of the administration coalition’s senatorial candidates in next year’s elections, said the mathematical probability of winning the lotto is greater than ousting Mr. Estrada.


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                    [Title] => 5 M households to benefit from new rent control measure
                    [Summary] => Some five million households leasing residential units stand to benefit from the new rent control bill passed by House of Representatives, Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas (LAMP, Cebu City) said over the weekend.


Under House Bill 11997, Gullas said the rent control would cover dwelling units with monthly lease not exceeding P7,500 at the time the bill is enacted into law.


The bill seeks to extend the Rent Control Law that would expire December next year, according to Gullas.


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                    [Title] => House to freeze road tax - Villar
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The House of Representatives will freeze the proposed road user's tax bill if
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"We stand by our commitment to indefinitely shelve this measure. The prevailing
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                    [Title] => Solons boycott session over veto
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Congressmen apparently boycotted their session yesterday in protest over
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The boycott is part of the passive strike of the House which has been unable to
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Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas (LAMP, Cebu) told reporters that the chamber's
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                    [Title] => Gullas on new taxes: Wishing for the moon
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This is how Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas (LAMP, Cebu) described yesterday
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Gullas said it would be better for the administration not to expect the passage
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"Resistance to new taxes will increase as we inch closer to the May 2001
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                    [Title] => Neophyte solons rally behind Syjuco
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Neophyte congressmen are rallying behind Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr. (LAMP,
Iloilo), who is seeking the position of deputy speaker for the Visayas vacated
by newly installed Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas.

The fight for the post is now between Syjuco and Rep. Erico Aumentado (LAMP,
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MAJORITY LEADER EDUARDO GULLAS

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Recto, who is being rumored to be one of the administration coalition’s senatorial candidates in next year’s elections, said the mathematical probability of winning the lotto is greater than ousting Mr. Estrada.


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Gullas said it would be better for the administration not to expect the passage
of new tax bills and not to include projected revenues from these measures in
its revenue target.

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LAMP solons keen on ousting Villar

By Jess Diaz | November 7, 2000 - 12:00am

The remaining members of the administration Lapian ng Masang Pilipino (LAMP) coalition in the House of Representatives are plotting the ouster of Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. "We still have the numbers to unseat...

Headlines

Easier to win lotto than impeach Estrada – Recto

By Jess Diaz | October 9, 2000 - 12:00am

It’s easier to win the lotto jackpot than to impeach President Estrada. Rep. Ralph Recto (LAMP, Batangas) made this confident declaration yesterday in the wake...

News Commentary

5 M households to benefit from new rent control measure

October 8, 2000 - 12:00am

Some five million households leasing residential units stand to benefit from the new rent control bill passed by House of Representatives, Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas (LAMP, Cebu City) said over the weekend. Under...

Headlines

House to freeze road tax - Villar

By Jess Diaz | March 18, 2000 - 12:00am

The House of Representatives will freeze the proposed road user's tax bill if the bicameral conference committee finalizes it and endorses it for enactment. "We stand by our commitment to indefinitely shelve...

Headlines

Solons boycott session over veto

By Jess Diaz | February 29, 2000 - 12:00am

Congressmen apparently boycotted their session yesterday in protest over President Estrada's veto of special provisions in the budget law. The boycott is part of the passive strike of the House which has been...

Headlines

Budget approval delayed

February 1, 2000 - 12:00am

Final approval of the 2000 budget by the House of Representatives was delayed last night due to the failure of members of the bicameral conference committee to sign their report on the outlay. Majority Leader...

Headlines

Gullas on new taxes: Wishing for the moon

By Jess Diaz | January 31, 2000 - 12:00am

It's like wishing for the moon. This is how Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas (LAMP, Cebu) described yesterday proposals in the House of Representatives for the imposition of new taxes. Gullas said it would be...

Headlines

Neophyte solons rally behind Syjuco

By Jess Diaz | January 23, 2000 - 12:00am

Neophyte congressmen are rallying behind Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr. (LAMP, Iloilo), who is seeking the position of deputy speaker for the Visayas vacated by newly installed Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas. The fight...

Headlines