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                    [Title] => Malacañang calls on Senate anew to pass vital laws
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Presidential Political Adviser Gabriel Claudio said the never-ending rift between the opposition-dominated Senate and Malacañang was one of the reasons why the Arroyo administration is pushing for amending the Constitution to end the political gridlock between the legislative and executive branches of the government.


"It’s the system (of government) itself that gives rise to situations like this," Claudio said.


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                    [Title] => Pimentel urges colleagues to act swiftly on defiant government officials
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. urged his colleagues yesterday to arrest and hold in contempt government officials who continue to snub Senate inquiries in aid of legislation.


Pimentel implored them to act on the matter immediately, saying the Senate should go ahead with the imposition of sanctions on cabinet members and heads of agencies who continue to ignore Senate summons to testify in the hearings.


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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. urged his colleagues yesterday to arrest and hold in contempt government officials who continue to snub Senate inquiries in aid of legislation.


Pimentel implored them to act on the matter immediately, saying the Senate should go ahead with the imposition of sanctions on cabinet members and heads of agencies who continue to ignore Senate summons to testify in the hearings.


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                    [Title] => Lawmaker confident Senate will okay budget
                    [Summary] => A House leader expressed confidence yesterday that the confrontation between President Arroyo and the Senate would not hinder Senate approval of the proposed P1-trillion 2006 budget.


"Despite the discordant relations between the administration and a number of senators on quarrelsome political issues, we are wholly optimistic the Senate will pass the budget posthaste," said Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas.


"At the end of the day, we all live in one country, and a new budget is imperative for us to move forward," he said.


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                    [Title] => Senate starts own hearings on 2006 budget
                    [Summary] => Senators have taken the initiative to start hearings on the proposed P1.053-trillion 2006 national budget while awaiting the House of Representatives to transmit its version of the measure to the Senate.


Sen. Ralph Recto said the Senate committee on finance headed by Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. has decided to hold parallel hearings on the budget while waiting for the House referral.


Recto underscored the importance of passing the national budget for next year considering Congress has less than 80 days left in the fiscal year to approve the budget bill.


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                    [Title] => Senate wants say on ‘open skies’ agreement
                    [Summary] => The Senate and Malacañang are on a collision course over the so-called open skies arrangement contained in the 1982 Air Transport Agreement between the Philippines and the United States.


In a hearing yesterday on the agreement, Senators Manuel Villar Jr., Joker Arroyo, Ralph Recto, and Sergio Osmeña III were one in saying that Malacañang will have to submit the treaty and any amendment to be negotiated to the Senate for ratification.


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Lawmakers urged not to travel before SONA to prevent H1N1 spread

By Delon Porcalla | June 30, 2009 - 12:00am

An administrative official of the House of Representatives yesterday requested lawmakers to refrain from traveling abroad for at least 10 days before President Arroyo delivers her state-of-the-nation-address on July...

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Malacañang calls on Senate anew to pass vital laws

August 20, 2006 - 12:00am

Malacañang expressed hopes senators will soon act on vital pieces of legislation. Presidential Political Adviser Gabriel Claudio said the never-ending rift between the opposition-dominated Senate and Malacañang...

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Pimentel urges colleagues to act swiftly on defiant government officials

August 13, 2006 - 12:00am

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. urged his colleagues yesterday to arrest and hold in contempt government officials who continue to snub Senate inquiries in aid of legislation. Pimentel implored...

Headlines

Pimentel urges colleagues to act swiftly on defiant government officials

August 13, 2006 - 12:00am

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. urged his colleagues yesterday to arrest and hold in contempt government officials who continue to snub Senate inquiries in aid of legislation. Pimentel implored...

Headlines

Lawmaker confident Senate will okay budget

March 30, 2006 - 12:00am

A House leader expressed confidence yesterday that the confrontation between President Arroyo and the Senate would not hinder Senate approval of the proposed P1-trillion 2006 budget. "Despite the discordant...

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Senate starts own hearings on 2006 budget

By Marvin Sy | October 13, 2005 - 12:00am

Senators have taken the initiative to start hearings on the proposed P1.053-trillion 2006 national budget while awaiting the House of Representatives to transmit its version of the measure to the Senate. Sen. Ralph...

Headlines

Senate wants say on ‘open skies’ agreement

October 29, 2003 - 12:00am

The Senate and Malacañang are on a collision course over the so-called open skies arrangement contained in the 1982 Air Transport Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. In a hearing yesterday...

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