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want, we will correct
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iting funds for Build"Build Auita o"." 6't"t a;'g;;;G;-;'ffi.;l,e " y.esq{1V wr*t "stong reservations"
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proj'ects and stale workers, retile- ie due to "unconstitutional Fovrsions."
mentbenefits as a result, senators led G i'{onday, Sotro said colleagues , $"-g]9fp ltfi:wledged that
while congress has the goweJ to
bv Vicente Sotto lll need to do some oi nnJuvi *6." rr v aware oFthe
Cu-utit"t Sur. Rep. huge reilignments'he and other make changes in-the proposed
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Roian_do A-ndaya Jr..said yesierday. House leaders made in the General budget, "these sh.ould be accounted
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Build projects,- but also of pension vetoes t ihe bu_dget. , . , tives and the Senate.,,
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He disclosed that P39 billion the P75-billion cut in the proposed "'1' ..
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show the items wherc these were was-supposed to fund. -
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ttely affEct.thd pension,of.retirees dtabi ion cut in assistance lr 9" ru.les of the
of state workers especially those in. local govemments was made !"- ff.llrfi"ii.t'iioJia" ilua *f,.n
the uniformed services. cause theD_epartment of the ln^terior
He accused Sotto of resorting and Local Govemment was.also_not
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Itentio'i lrom the drastic budget was realigned at the. initiative
lion DeDartmenr of
cuts rnposed Dy me senaE on rne 01 a number ot my coleagues, Health (pori) i, ur, .^_
President's maior infrastructure Lacson said. ,. , """iirg ban on
emotion from the election
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Prolefts soqal programs LJtner reallglunents were llseq dedlorrment of oersonnel in connec-
senarors unilareralty de- ro auemeni t}e much-depleted ;y";iiffii:,;r;fi tt,iiit"r_ pour.
cided on the budget cuts arid re- llealtl Facilities Enhancbment
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aligned them to o rer.items based pulr6. t}le activation of the Army's i,*llriijlJ,t'iJaiii'#oircr"roon
on requestof rndivrdual proponents. 11th lnfantry Dvisjorr adiushnents l;iJ"t?fiij"i;lil,iit"ation of th"
up to now, the Senate nas yer to or the Durchase ot meorcrnes Dy-rne Uriiversal Health Care program
m'aLe public a <letailed repori irn the V.eterais Memorial MedicalCenter
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While ifs noiw left for the Presi- amendments, he said. ., reouested Comelec (Cornmission
dent to decide on ihe p3.z-rrillio'n He said he did not .igL$: ;;";j:ff#i'i;;'ui.-Ji"-ptior,
budeet bill. word war continues bicameral conJerence .o-TiT::
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betw-een Sotto and some House of- report on the CAB and gissented to il1":iiffi;i:i;'fi:#",il,c";;I;
ficials over real ignments in the long- itwhen it was irresented on tlxe tloor
delayed appropiriatiors measure.- for ratificatiori. N4f P/16€ P LS
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Aopropriatioir.s Act (CAA) is siSned

diiing the eleciion Period," the
asencv noted.
" Aciordine to DOH Undersec-
retarv Eric bomingo, theY will
contiiru ouslv dePlori some 26,000
workers for2019 "oirce the budget
is aooroved and available."
iheDoHhad alreadv instrucmd all
ib rcEonal offices to reldase the names
ofheilth workers fordePl,e1*nent
The asency added'thit regional
offices h"ave'also been instructed
to "ensure efficient Processing of
deolorrment once CAA is signed "
'Urider the Omnibus Election
Code, appointrnent or hiring of new
emplov'eis is banned 45 days before
. Grul- election. The ban began
hst fi4arch 29. - With )ess Diaz, |ess
Diaz, Sheila Crisostomo
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