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HOUSE TO STAND FIRM ON P1,000
CHR BUDGET, ALVAREZ SAYS
SPEAKER Pantaleon Alvarez representatives of the people,” he said. “Puwede po kaming mag-usap doon, yung mga government officials, hindi
on Thursday said the House of “Hindi po nag-uumpisa ang budget pero hindi po puwede kung ano ‘yung taon. Ano ba ang ginawa nila doon sa ba?” he added.
Representatives will stand firm on its gusto nila ‘yun ang susundin namin,” mga nabiktima ng massacre? Mayroon
decision to grant the Commission on sa Senado, sa House of Representatives he said. ba silang nagawa? Wala, wala akong Alvarez, meanwhile, seems not
Human Rights (CHR) a measly P1,000 po at ‘yun po ang nakalagay sa Saligang makita,” he said. affected by the flak that the House of
budget for 2018. Batas.” CHR chairman Chito Gascon said Representatives has received, especially
the House of Representatives should “Tuwing mayroon na napatay diyan, from social media, for voting for the
This, even as some senators have Following the approval of the P1,000 not resent the agency for doing its job. yung talagang ano, innocent victims budget cut of the CHR.
vowed to push for the restoration of budget for the CHR, Senator Panfilo dito sa mga illegal drugs na ito, wala
the agency’s proposed budget of P678 Lacson said the Senate would stand “We are merely performing our namag kibo sila, walang kibo. Kumikibo “’Yung mga nagsasabi na yun, mga
million for next year. its ground regarding the P678-million functions and our duties and the CHR lang sila kapag halimbawa, yung against gago ‘yun. Dapat nilang alalahanin
allocation for the agency in 2018. in all circumstances, whether during sa military, against sa pulis, against sa na kami, kami yung hinalal ng taong
“Ako, ginagalang ko ang Senado, the time of President Duterte or the bayan doon sa distrito namin. At kung
pero hindi po basta ‘yun ang gusto ng “Of course we will stand our ground previous administrations, we have hindi namin ginagawa yung trabaho
Senado, ‘yun ang masusunod. ‘Yun lang on this matter and more. Once we always taken a position for and on namin, ay accountable kami sa mga
po ang masasabi ko diyan,” Alvarez said get hold of the House version of the behalf of human rights against public tao doon sa distrito namin. Kaya nga
in a radio interview. [General Appropriations Bill], we will authorities,” he said. po representatives of the people,” he
scrutinize it as we always do year in and said.
The Speaker said under year out,” Lacson told reporters. But Alvarez said the CHR, which
the Constitution, the House of has been critical of the Duterte “Wala kaming pakialam kung
Representatives has the power to Senator Francis Pangilinan also administration’s violent war on drugs, mayroon isang grupo diyan na magalit
initiate the appropriation process. made the same remark, vowing to should show proof they have been sa amin, ang importante sa amin, yung
restore the CHR’s proposed budget if it acting upon cases of all human rights ginagampanan namin ang trabaho
“Binibigyan kami ng Saligang Batas a reenacted budget had to be passed. violations even in the past years. namin bilang representantes,” he
para gawin ‘yun, ‘yun ang isang power added. n Erwin Colcol, KBK, GMA News |
ng House of Representatives, in fact Alvarez, however, said both houses “And dapat na kitabayan diyan,
kaya nga nag-uumpisa ‘yung budget sa of Congress could still meet halfway magpakita sila noong mga nakaraang Published September 14, 2017 5:04 PM
House of Representatives dahil we are the during the bicameral consideration of
the CHR’s budget.

Ex-AFP general deletes FB post Sereno need not disclose earnings before
appointment as chief justice—spokesperson
on coup plot after learning SUPREME Court Chief Justice Maria Gadon accused the Chief Justice of failing pairalin ang Saligang Batas,” he said.
source was ‘fake news’ Lourdes Sereno need not disclose her to report in her SALN the «millions of pesos» “Sasagot kami sa mga paratang na ito sa
RETIRED Brigadier General earnings as a private lawyer in her she earned when she represented the tamang panahon.”
Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Philippine International Airport Terminals
Joselito Kakilala on Thursday said he Worth (SALN). Co. (PIATCO) in a case on the construction A legal team likely headed by Attorney
of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Alexander Poblador, founding partner of
has already deleted his Facebook post Lawyer Carlo Cruz, Sereno’s Terminal III. the Poblador Bautista & Reyes law firm,
spokesperson, made the statement in an will defend Sereno in the impeachment
linking “a popular politician”— later interview on News To Go on Thursday in This complaint came second to Sereno’s proceedings in Congress.
reference to the impeachment complaint alleged purchase of an P8 million luxury
revealed to be Senator Antonio Trillanes filed by lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon vehicle with Supreme Court funds and Cruz said Sereno’s lawyers already have
against Sereno. allegations of corruption, among other high documentation of her earnings prior to her
IV — to supposed destabilization plot crimes. stint at the high court and will be delivered
“That’s a matter of government to Congress.
after he was informed that his source record and these fees earned four or Sereno, through Cruz, earlier disagreed
five years ago when she stepped into with the House justice committee’s decision Her camp is also refraining from political
“could be fake news.” the Supreme Court eh hindi naman yata to pass Gadon’s complaint as she found no angles being leveled in connection with her
rasonable na lahat ng earnings mo bago merit in the lawyer’s allegations. impeachment proceedings and has agreed
“I just commented in the post, but kayo maipasa sa public office eh dapat to a lifestyle check in case of a request.
ideklara mo,” Cruz said. Cruz did not answer specifics about
it is farthest in my mind that I speak Gadon’s case to avoid preempting the “We have to focus on the charges kasi
“Hindi naman niya itinago ito. Bayad answer of Sereno’s camp, to be submitted what we are fighting here for is not only
against a revered senator…[When I naman mga taxes dito tsaka during the 10 to 11 days from Thursday. the reputation of Chief Justice; it is our
time that she earned it up to the time na integrity. We are also, you know, fighting for
was] told that it could be fake news, I pumasok siya sa Korte Suprema, meron “Ang aming pakay is maipaalam sa the dignity of the institution which will still
naman siguro silang mga resthouse,” he sambayanan, at salamat sa pagkakataon effect as the Supreme Court,” Cruz said. n
pulled out my comment,” Kakilala said discharged sila for participating in added. na ito, na ang aming perspective dito, ang
aming paraan dito eh unang una, dapat Rie Takumi, KG, GMA News | Published September
in a text message to GMA News Online, various coups.”
14, 2017 3:18 PM
referring to Trillanes. A link from The Asian Policy was also

During the Senate finance committee included in the post. The said article

hearing on the proposed 2018 budget states that a politican was recruiting

of the Department of National Defense graduates of PMA Class 2006.

(DND), Trillanes said a certain “General Quoting a “respected journalist,” the

Kakilala” has been spreading fake news article said there was information from

about a politician recruiting graduates a “really reliable source” that a “popular

of the Philippine Military Academy politician was trying to convince a

(PMA) Class 2006 to launch a coup certain Captain Popoy of PMA Class Bishop David: No ‘conspiracy’ with Hontiveros
about protection for Kian witnesses
against President Rodrigo Duterte. 2006 to execute a coup d’etat plan

Interviewed by reporters, Trillanes, agaisnt President Duterte.”

citing exchanges among PMA graduates Kakilala, in his text message to CALOOCAN Bishop Pablo Virgilio to the death of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Senado to continue witness protection
David on Thursday denied that he delos Santos. kaya tinanong sila saan niyo gusto,”
in an online forum, said Kakilala was GMA News Online, said he was just is “conspiring” with Senator Risa David said.
Hontiveros to protect the witnesses “Conspiracy? Parang ang conspiracy
referring to him. speaking his mind as the former head you are plotting something evil After they sought the Church’s
together. Ewan ko, wala akong ganong protection, David provided the witness
Trillanes’ staff then provided of the Armed Forces of the Philippines plot,” David said in a press conference. and the witness’ siblings with custody
after the witness gave testimony at a
reporters a screen capture of Office of Strategic Studies and Strategy “Ang alam ko lang they were Senate hearing on Delos Santos’ killing.
brought to the Senate and during that
Kakilala’s Facebook post, which read: Management that oversees the AFP time Senator Hontiveros was taking Hontiveros earlier said the
care of them while the Senate hearing witnesses sought assistance from her
“Gago itong politician na ito ah. Transformation Roadmap. is going on. Ngayon natapos ang Senate office. Anna Felicia Bajo, BM/KVD, GMA News
hearing, wala naman kapasidad ang
Pinaghirapan ng Armed Forces and “It aims to transform the institution | Published September 14, 2017 5:28 PM

AFP Transformation Roadmap para as a highly professionalize corps and

ma-highly professionalize ang corps. ensure its capability development is

Huwag na kayo maniwala yan, bok, realized,” he said. n Kathrina Charmaine

maraming sundalo nag sakripisyo Alvarez, KBK, GMA News | Published September

including their families dahil na 14, 2017 2:24 PM