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Andaya loses to Villafuerte for Camarines Sur governor
The Camarines Sur congressman fails to unseat the son of his bitter rival LRay Villafuerte
Lagman: House version of 2019 budget 'completely constitutional'
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, leader of the opposition bloc in the House, joins the 3-member team tasked to end the budget deadlock with the Senate
House leadership scrambles to address budget deadlock
Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo clarifies the House has not yet withdrawn the enrolled version of the 2019 budget, contradicting her appointed negotiator San Juan City Representative Ronaldo Zamora
'Last chance': Andaya presses Senate to sign 2019 budget
House appropriations chairperson Rolando Andaya Jr says both chambers only have until May to 'complete' their task on the 2019 budget
Andaya asks senators: Why hostage the 2019 budget?
House committee on appropriations chair Rolando Andaya says if there are anomalous allocations under the 2019 budget as alleged by senators, President Rodrigo Duterte can always veto it
Senate also itemized parts of 2019 budget after ratification – Andaya
House committee on appropriations chairperson Rolando Andaya Jr says this is the same process that congressmen did, which senators are now questioning: 'I really don’t see the difference here'
Sandiganbayan to proceed with Andaya trial over Malampaya scam
The anti-graft court denies the appeal of Camarines Sur 1st District Representative Rolando Andaya Jr, who faces charges stemming from his term as budget secretary
Andaya retreats in war with Diokno now that he’s BSP gov
‘Some other person, some other time, maybe in the next Congress,’ says Representative Rolando Andaya Jr about his previous threat to sue Benjamin Diokno over alleged public works scams
Andaya: 'Nothing illegal’ in itemizing health budget post-ratification
Andaya cannot answer for certain the exact breakdown of P4.5 billion worth of funds for health facilities, just that each district got their share
Diokno tried to bribe lawmakers with P40-B funds, claims Andaya
DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the congressman's accusation is 'absolutely false'
Andaya-led House panel summons Diokno to 2019 budget probe
'Failure to comply with this order is subject to penalty under the law,' the subpoena signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo warns Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno
Bicam targets to ratify 2019 budget at the last minute
The bicameral conference committee plans for both houses of Congress to ratify the 2019 budget by Friday, February 8, the last day of session
Bicam agrees to remove funds for dredging projects in 2019 budget
Senator Franklin Drilon says dredging projects by private contractors 'are the biggest sources of corruption, and the preferred insertions in the budget by legislators'
Andaya yields House majority leadership to Fredenil Castro
Camarines Sur 1st District Representative Rolando Andaya Jr is set to head the powerful committee on appropriations, which will continue the probe into alleged budget anomalies
Term-sharing or graceful exit for Andaya as House majority leader?
Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro claims there is a 'gentlemen's understanding' between him and House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr
Sandiganbayan chief scolds Andaya over comment on Malampaya scam case
On the eve of his court appearance, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr told media the schedule of the arraignment was 'nice timing.' He again escapes arraignment because of a pending motion to quash.
Andaya hits DBM for bidding P168-B transpo projects in 2018
But a DOTr official says the process was aboveboard, as they were the ones that sought the DBM’s help to be their procuring agent last year
Congress ends deadlock on Road Board abolition
The House approves the amended Road Board abolition bill on second reading
Diokno in-laws' construction firm got P81M from dummies – Andaya
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr says the alleged scheme made Sorsogon prone to construction projects that are either incomplete or easily damaged
Andaya seeks probe into ‘missing’ budget for Bangsamoro plebiscite
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo previously said the reenacted budget will not affect the BOL as 'the budget for this was already included in the 2018 budget'
Andaya, Zubiri to settle issues over Road Board abolition on January 15
One major issue that the House and Senate majority leaders need to address is whether or not a bicam has to be convened for the Road Board abolition bill
Andaya sues Diokno at Supreme Court over non-release of gov’t salary hike
It is a class suit led by Andaya co-signed by employees from both the executive and legislative branches
Villafuerte: No need for ouster plot, Andaya should just resign
(UPDATED) Camarines Sur 2nd District Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr says lawmakers are 'fed up' with the 'obstructionist ways' of Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr
Arroyo backs Andaya amid ouster rumors
Camarines Sur 2nd District Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte, Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr's political rival, is allegedly planning to oust the House leader
House invites Diokno, relatives to flood control 'scam' probe
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr says he is expecting 'full cooperation and full disclosure' from Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, his daughter, and his in-laws
Martires blasts Andaya, denies probe into flood control scam
‘It is not good to drag the Office of the Ombudsman into this feud between the Office of the Secretary of Budget and Management and the House of Representatives,’ says Ombudsman Samuel Martires
Andaya to Diokno: Don’t hold hostage gov’t workers' salary hike
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr says it will not be unconstitutional to implement the salary hike, as the reenacted 2018 budget has allocations for it
Gov’t can implement salary hike without 2019 budget – lawmakers
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr warns he would take DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno to court if the government fails to implement the salary hike by January 15
House panel to invite Diokno, in-laws to Sorsogon infra projects probe
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr appeals to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno and his in-laws to 'stop hiding the truth using technicalities and general denials'
Diokno says Andaya’s claims based on ‘wrong numbers, not grounded on facts’
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno denies having a favored contractor, saying project implementation is 'not part of his job'
Lawmakers want Daraga town under Comelec control
Some congressmen want the government to preventively suspend and issue a hold departure order against Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
Duterte signs resolution extending life of 2018 budget for another year
President Rodrigo Duterte cites the need to continue funding rehabilitation efforts for several regions affected by calamities last year
Contractor not aware Diokno’s in-laws behind partner firm – lawyer
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr believes the statement of C.T. Leoncio Construction and Trading's lawyer, but he says the owner will still be liable for the anomalous contracts
Andaya seeks AMLC help in probe of firms linked to Diokno's in-laws
Aremar Construction uses at least 8 dummy contractors, including C.T. Leoncio Construction and Trading, to bag government projects in Sorsogon, claims House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr
Diokno's in-laws behind firm that bagged big gov't projects – Andaya
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya claims there is a 'clear case of conflict of interest' as Aremar Construction's biggest stockholder and incorporator are in-laws of the budget chief
House panel summons contractor, DPWH officials to Sorsogon infra projects probe
The owner of CT Leoncio Construction and several public works officials in Bicol Region are among those summoned to a House rules committee hearing on Thursday, January 3
House caves in, vows to pass 'better' Road Board abolition bill
(UPDATED) After hearing from President Rodrigo Duterte himself, the House promises to approve the Road Board's abolition 'without delay' – but they want a 'better' version
Lawmakers, engineers request P5B in road users’ tax funds
House Majority Leader Andaya Jr's list shows the requests of legislators and engineers approved by the graft-riddled Road Board, but the funds have not been released to them
Arroyo signature in Road Board abolition bill 'ministerial' – Malacañang
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte may sign the bill into law even without House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's signature, says Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo
Andaya hits P325-M flood control projects in Casiguran, Sorsogon
'So ano ba talaga 'yong basehan ng pagbigay ho natin ng pondo para sa flood control? May master plan tayo? Kamag-anak ba?' asks House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr in relation to the proposed projects for 2019
House won’t abolish graft-ridden Road Board, says Andaya
Senators are urging President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law the bill that would scrap the graft-ridden agency that oversees the funds from the road users' tax
Andaya escapes 'assassination attempt' after filing COC for governor
Andaya believes the alleged kill attempt was ordered by his political enemies in Camarines Sur, where he hopes to get elected as governor in 2019
Plunder charges dropped vs Arroyo execs, Napoles in Malampaya scam
The Office of the Ombudsman instead files 97 counts of graft and malversation against former Arroyo Cabinet officials Rolando Andaya Jr and Nasser Pangandaman, Janet Lim-Napoles, and more than 20 others in the scam
Baterina of Ilocos charged over PDAF scam
The Ombudsman drops charges against former budget secretary and now Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr
Lagman on death penalty amendments: House leaders ignoring rules
To tell you frankly the House leadership has fed to the shredding machine the rules of the House says Representative Edcel Lagman on the supposed railroading of the death penalty bill
Arroyo spared, ex-Cabinet men charged in Malampaya scam
UPDATED Former budget secretary Rolando Andaya Jr ex agrarian reform chief Nasser Pangandaman and 23 others face plunder and graft charges
House of Representatives: 10 biggest moments in 2016
From congressmen in near fistfight to the hours long drama of the Bilibid drugs probe here are the top newsmakers at the House of Representatives in 2016
LOOK BACK: High-profile ponencias of retiring SC Justice Jose Perez
The Supreme Court s first homegrown justice retires on December 14 after more than 4 decades serving in the High Tribunal
Bong Revilla wants PNoy, Mar, PGMA as witnesses
Revilla s lawyer in his plunder case Joel Bodegon still needs to defend to the court why the testimonies of Aquino and Roxas are vital in trial
GMA, Napoles face plunder charges over Malampaya fund
Arroyo and 5 members of her cabinet are named in the plunder complaint for the misuse of the Malampaya fund
