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Lawmakers meet at the Senate today over budget impasse

CONCRESSIONAL leaders will at- Appropriations Comrnittee chair- Senate President Vicente Sotto at least 62 favored districts. faith" that they would hold an
tempt to break a deadlock overthe man; Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman; 3rd, however, refused to sign Apart from her assertion that "immediate meaningfu I and sober
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2019 national budget in a meeting and San |uan Rep. Ronaldo thl bill after finding out $at the lump-sum budgeting was "un- dialogue" to resolve the impasse.
Monday morning at the Senate, Zamon to address the budget Ho,use made changes post-rari6ca- constitutional," Afioyo reiterated The govemment is operating
, This was confirmed to lrle issue with the Senate contingent ti{n, such as itemizing Iump-sum that she did not micromanage the on a reenacted 2018 budget after
lylanila T'imes by House negotia- composed ofFinance Committee funds. The Senate prefers to let budget following Lacson's threat coagressional le3ders failed to
tors appointed by Speaker Gloria Chairman Sen. Loren Legarda these funds be vetoed by President that she could be charged with leach a consensus during their
Macapagal Arroyo to talk to'the and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Rodrigo Duterte. falsification for signing a budget meering with the President two
Senate to end the budget impase. Gregorio Honasan. Lacson has accused the House bill that was different ftom the weeks ago.
Last week, Aroyo instructed The two chambers ratified the of making P95.1 billion in realign- ratified version. This has led to lower spending as
the three-man House team com- P3.8-trillion 2019 budget in Feb- mens and itemizing a portion ofthe The House last week phpically shown by a rare budget surPlus re-
posed of Camarines Sur Rep. ruary and the enrolled copy was Pl5-billion budget for the Health retrieved the budget books it had corded bythe goltmment in lanuary
Rolando Andaya Jr, the House signed by Anoyo in early March. Facilities Enhancement Program to sent to the Senate out of "good GLEE JALEA

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