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[-said]: The problem is he’s too close to Arroyo and he’s a sitting chief justice of the SC and he will be among those who will render decision to the case of a person whom he once served as chief of staff and spokesman (in the past). It’s not fair,

tribuneonline 25-NOV-11

[-said]: They’re probably thinking of whether they can summon former Pres. Gloria (Arroyo) in the Senate in relation to the ongoing investigation led by Sen. (Aquilino) Koko Pimentel, that’s why they want to find out first her condition before inviting her to appear in the hearing,

tribuneonline 25-NOV-11

[ said]: He was, consistently without fail, supporting GMA (Arroyo) in all the cases that came before the SC involving then President GMA (Arroyo) during the tenure of the former president when cases came up before the SC,

tribuneonline 24-NOV-11

[ said]: Third, the record of the Chief Justice as a member of the SC is untarnished by any vote against the policies of Arroyo,

tribuneonline 24-NOV-11

[ said]: We cannot afford to have the courts, or to have a situation, where the trust in the court is eroded because of the perception of lack of impartiality. We cannot afford to have a situation where the confidence of the people on the court is eroded. This is a very frightening situation where the people will not believe that the court is impartial. It is for that reason, for the sake of the SC, for the sake of our democratic institutions, we call on him to inhibit himself from the deliberations involving the ca

tribuneonline 24-NOV-11

[-told]: It cannot be denied that the extensive influence of Mike Arroyo in the past administration was a factor in the decision of the PNP to purchase these two helicopters,

tribuneonline 24-NOV-11

[ said]: The denial of Mike Aroyo here (in this particular case) does not hold water,

tribuneonline 24-NOV-11

[-said]: Mr. President, we have to straighten the records. The P200 billion referred to by Sen. Arroyo may refer to the amount of ‘unrealized budget deficit’, the budget deficit under the current program of 2011 is about P300 billion. At the rate the government is spending, the programmed deficit may only be in the vicinity of a hundred billion or a little more,

tribuneonline 22-NOV-11

[-said]: It’s not unusual that the judge will now decide whether or not the basis of the evidence presented,

tribuneonline 18-NOV-11

[-replied]: It is not a bias against the other 50 percent. It is just the lack of funds that would dictate that the services be limited to 50 percent,

tribuneonline 17-NOV-11

[-said]: There are 5.3 million who belong to the lowest quintile and another 5.2 million households in the next 20 percent. We are talking here is about 5.2 million households. These families belonging to these two categories earn less than P6,000 a month per family,

tribuneonline 17-NOV-11

[-told]: They should file cases now... they should file a criminal case that is supported by evidence before the proper courts para maka release na ng hold departure order ,

gmanews 15-NOV-11

[-added]: To foster transparency, accountability and participation in the budget, several reforms were undertaken. As a policy, lump-sum funds were fleshed out, with their allocation directed and released to the smallest implementing units,

tribuneonline 15-NOV-11

[-added]: I can understand her position that she wants to push the limits of the power of the Secretary of Justice because that is a policy that they have adopted, but at the end of the day, the interpretation of the law is with the Supreme Court,

tribuneonline 15-NOV-11

[ said]: The national budget is the lifeblood that sustains our economy, the fuel that revs up our nation’s engine of growth as our government endeavors to trek the straight and narrow path, a road less traveled, to economic progress,

tribuneonline 15-NOV-11

[-said]: As chairman of the Senate finance committee on finance, it is my humble submission that the President's 012 national budget deserves our full support. We therefore seek its immediate enactment,

gmanews 15-NOV-11

[ said]: The watch list order, which has the effect of a hold-departure order, is illegal,

manilastandardtoday 28-OCT-11

[-said]: No. I think it takes more strength to pursue peace than to declare war in this particular case,

abs 27-OCT-11

[-also urge]: The government must exhaust all means to pursue peace process with the MILF.

abs 23-OCT-11

[ said]: Let us support the President in this undertaking. We believe that in time, we will succeed in our efforts to attain peace,

abs 23-OCT-11

[-added]: The government must exhaust all means to pursue peace process with the MILF,

tribuneonline 23-OCT-11

[ said]: I fully support the President in his decision to thumb down proposals to scrap the peace process and wage an all-out war against the MILF due to what happened recently which killed several soldiers,

abs 23-OCT-11

[-said]: these are things we are not so clear on right now, as of now and we want to get to the bottom of this.

tribuneonline 21-SEP-11

[ said]: This is the kind of disregard for fiscal authorizations that we saw in the past,

gmanews 21-SEP-11

[-said]: I am not in favor of the resolution because we have to look for funds,

gmanews 21-SEP-11

[-added]: We saw enormous amounts and this data was given to us by people in Malacañang itself and these were enormous amounts appearing in the names of officials. And the bureaucracy in the OP could no longer stomach what they we were doing that is why they gave us these records. That is why (we) are asking for these records, these are very substantial,

tribuneonline 21-SEP-11

[-said]: I have to ask whether or not they [Education Department] are authorized under the law to do that,

manilastandardtoday 20-SEP-11

[ said]: But the argument was that it was sat on before it was transmitted to Malacañang. From my discussion with (Defense) Secretary Volt (Voltaire) Gazmin, it would appear that the papers stayed at the Department of National Defense. It stayed there for a long time,

tribuneonline 20-SEP-11

[-said]: The department says it is using GPS to make sure there will be no duplication of farm-to-market roads, unless some quarters insist on building flyovers on top of previous farm-to-market roads,

asianewsnet 19-SEP-11

[-said]: We gathered evidence showing that before the change of administration, 7.5 billion pesos was released without a program of work, but we could not identify the farm-to-market roads they were supposedly used for,

asianewsnet 19-SEP-11

[-said]: There are complaints that the MPBF is very strict, but experience tells us that we need to initiate this process. The past administration released funds even without programs of work. That’s why many of the funds disappeared because they were released despite the absence of specific plans to use them for,

asianewsnet 19-SEP-11

[-said]: As a matter of practice in the House, pagkaatapos maipasa ang second reading, mga tatlong linggo tatalakayin ang amendments through a small committee in the House,

gmanews 18-SEP-11

[-said]: Ang schedule hanggang October ang aming committee deliberations,

gmanews 18-SEP-11

[-explained]: What critics are claiming, that Malacanang is trying to control these funds and make it practically a pork barrel of Malacanang is not true. We can put a special provision that will guarantee that this cannot be used by any agency unless it’s for salary of vacant positions and cannot be realigned for other purposes,

tribuneonline 18-SEP-11

[-said]: The pace of a trial can be hastened or slackened depending on how the judge would handle the trial. If he imposes discipline on the parties, 50 percent of the problem is solved,

abs 14-SEP-11

[-said]: I am reacting to the question of Arroyo becayse we have to sit in a biecameral confenrecen (committee) when we finish the budget. I was just saying that I do not know how the House of Representatives will take on this,

tribuneonline 14-SEP-11

[-said]: We have asked the SC to organize the unorganized courts, authorized but are unorganized. At least 135 of these laws passed have not been implemented in terms of organizing the courts. We are glad that the court is receptive to the suggestions and agrees that indeed the disposition rate can stand improvement. They will submit to the committee an action plan on how to have a faster rate of disposition. We cannot impose deadlines on the courts, we can only submit this for their consideration,

tribuneonline 14-SEP-11

[ said]: I have no idea. Absolutely no idea. I am just studying this submission,

tribuneonline 14-SEP-11

[-said]: This will ultimately solve the nightmare we in Metro Manila suffer everyday.

manilastandardtoday 13-SEP-11

[ said]: I am very disappointed that while the law is being detailed, it is not being enforced,

gmanews 07-SEP-11

[-said]: We want to find out the accuracy of the inventory of the seized drugs particularly shabu, cocaine, Ecstasy and other dangerous drugs in the possession of PDEA,

gmanews 07-SEP-11

[-said]: What happened to the 1,428.27 kilos? It would appear that no extra effort was being undertaken in order to recover this high-grade cocaine, and it would appear that our authorities are at a loss as to where the balance is,

gmanews 07-SEP-11

[-said]: This is an asset which is particularly idle,

abs 06-SEP-11

[-also said]: Miscellaneous Personal Benefits Fund.

gmanews 05-SEP-11

[-told]: We want to review this very carefully because we do not want this to become a pork barrel in the hands of a naughty and malicious DILG secretary,

abs 05-SEP-11

[-said]: ghost policemen,

tribuneonline 04-SEP-11

[-said]: I hope they are not jumping the gun on the senate because the investigation is not yet finished,

asianewsnet 03-SEP-11

[-said]: I don't think we need these golf courses, what we need is to modernize our Armed Forces. We are asking the (Department of National Defense) to look into these assets....as a source of revenue for the modernization of our Armed Forces,

abs 01-SEP-11

[-told]: That's your position,

abs 31-AUG-11

[-told]: As we talk today, the option to purchase has expired,

tribuneonline 31-AUG-11

[-said]: Whether or not that is sufficient, what machines they would purchase is a matter that the Comelec will have to decide,

tribuneonline 31-AUG-11

[-declared that]: it is our view that the election, if one takes place, in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, must be automated.

tribuneonline 31-AUG-11

[ said]: We will look into that because there is even an unobligated P5 billion funds, we will review this. (But) in fairness, they are not asking for (the) reinstatement of all P5 billion,

gmanews 31-AUG-11

[-said]: You can overrule Congress?

abs 31-AUG-11

[ said]: I cannot uderstand why the pension fund is in the Armed Forces budget. It has nothing to do with our mission in the AFP and DND. The DND and AFP should... transfer the pension budget somewhere else,

gmanews 24-AUG-11

[-said]: A watch list does not impair the right to travel of a citizen. It is simply a watch list. It is not a hold departure order,

tribuneonline 23-AUG-11

[-said]: I am asking the DBM that for the sake of our people, we cannot continue with this practice. This is something like a bureaucratic foul-up. I would like to see this being resolved in 30 to 60 days,

gmanews 21-AUG-11

[-said]: But upon a closer analysis,

gmanews 21-AUG-11

[said:]: It was invented to cover-up and the lease agreement was not really intended to govern the relationship between the lessor, Lionair, and the lessee, allegedly LTA Inc.

tribuneonline 18-AUG-11

[-said]: This is part of transparency and daylight in governance,

tribuneonline 14-AUG-11

[-said]: >Benigno Aquino III on Sunday advised groups pursuing plunder charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo not to pressure the Department of Justice and Office of the Ombudsman into rushing a case against her. Sen. Franklin Drilon, a former DOJ secretary, issued the advice even as he voiced support for the Ombudsman’s plan to hire 100 new lawyers to handle the cases brought to it. Ako ay nakikiusap sa mga grupo, pagdating sa DOJ naghahanap yan ng sapat na ebidensya para ma-justify ang pagsampa

gmanews 14-AUG-11

[ said]: I will defer to my chairman of my committee because he rules and we will support whatever will be the ruling of the chair because that is addressed to the chair. He will rule on it,

tribuneonline 10-AUG-11

[-said]: We cannot continue with this kind of set-up,

abs 10-AUG-11

[-said]: Public consumption in the budget contracted by 37% as compared to last year. This is really something that must be looked at carefully especially given the recession in the US,

gmanews 09-AUG-11

[ said]: Given the expected downturn in the US economy which will affect our exports, so we must be able to generate domestic economic activity through public spending on infrastructure particularly so we can generate jobs within our economy,

gmanews 09-AUG-11

[ said]: These agencies which used to have intel funds in their budget would no longer be entitled to any intelligence funds consistent with the policy that intelligence funds should be limited to those involved in intelligence-gathering for security and law enforcement purposes,

tribuneonline 09-AUG-11

[-said]: This is a source of conversion not only in the military but also in other agencies which would come in the form of bonuses and other emoluments,

abs 09-AUG-11

[-said]: I do hope that with these reforms being already in place that [in] the next 6 months we'll see a substantial spending on the part of the government,

gmanews 09-AUG-11

[-said]: It's just a question of funds not being released and the funds not being available in the hands of the agencies involved to be able to disburse these,

abs 08-AUG-11

[-hopes]: all of these measures and reforms being undertaken on the ground have taken their toll on the capacity of government to spend on infrastructure.

abs 08-AUG-11

[-also said]: To pass the budget on time--not whether or not our pork barrel is released on time--is our solemn duty as elected representatives of our people.

abs 08-AUG-11

[-said]: And now the ball is now in our court,

abs 08-AUG-11

[ said]: To pass the budget on time -not whether or not our pork barrel is released on time - is our solemn duty as elected representatives of the people,

gmanews 08-AUG-11

[-said]: Our commitment: we will pass the 2012 national budget by December this year,

gmanews 08-AUG-11

[ said]: (I have) no news,

gmanews 03-AUG-11

[-said]: Kung nasa labas siya ng bansa, admittedly, hindi mo masu-subpoena. But I don't think he should do that because, as we say, flight is evidence of guilt,

abs 03-AUG-11

[-said]: I think he’s so very wrong and I think he’s lying through his teeth,

gmanews 01-AUG-11

[-said]: I find that statement preposterous, I find it pathetic, I find it absurd. I have never been charged of participating in any vote-shaving,

gmanews 01-AUG-11

[-said]: The fact is you participated in that decision,

abs 26-JUL-11

[-said]: Ang dami nating hindi dapat iboto. Masyado silang conceited. They should not sit in the Senate.

abs 26-JUL-11

[-responded]: I don’t think the PCSO has anything to do with bomb threat, kidnapping, destabilization and terrorism. The 2008 submissions that the commission indicated, simply said certifications. It doesn’t say how it was particularly liquidated,

tribuneonline 14-JUL-11

[ said]: The Philippine National Bank... indicated that you encashed by your signature huge sums of money. May we ask where did you bring this cash?

gmanews 14-JUL-11

[ asked]: The Philippine National Bank... indicated that you encashed by your signature huge sums of money. May we ask where you brought this cash?

gmanews 14-JUL-11

[ asked]: I was counting, from January to June of 2010, an election year, per certification of PNB dated Dec. 15, 2010 signed by Annabel R. Fernandez, sales and service head, PNB, a total of P102.5 million you encashed for six months. From Jan. to June of 2010. May we ask, where did you bring this cash? Did you stock this in your office? Or did you put this in your personal checking account? Do you have a vault in your office?

tribuneonline 14-JUL-11

[-said]: And yet the funding was for unwarranted or unofficial use of ambulances by beneficiary, donees, lotto and sweepstakes scams victimizing innocent people, conduct of illegal gambling and other fraudulences. These was what was stated for the release of intelligence funds,

tribuneonline 14-JUL-11

[-said]: Well, we will give them the due respect as we give due respect to officials of government agencies pero dapat magpaliwanag din sila dahil, sa nabasa ko sa pahayagan, sila ang boluntaryong haharap sa Senado,

gmanews 10-JUL-11

[-said]: I don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but certainly these are grounds the Ombudsman can investigate,

manilastandardtoday 08-JUL-11

[-said]: But it doesnt mean that the case should end there because if it will be proven the allotment of the fund was used for purposes other than intelligence-gathering, someone should he held accountable,

tribuneonline 08-JUL-11

[ said]: We’re not passing judgment as to whether this is necessary or not, we’re just talking here about the number being delivered to Ilocos Sur and now it is clear that on the basis of the records, the board resolutions were duly executed so that 22 ambulances were in fact delivered,

tribuneonline 07-JUL-11

[ said]: You appear to be very close to the former President,

gmanews 07-JUL-11

[ commented]: So you’re talking approximately P1.8 billion,

tribuneonline 06-JUL-11

[-said]: Being an avid supporter of former President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, Bishop Pueblos is the least credible person to ask for President Aquino’s resignation over unfounded allegations of cronyism,

gmanews 06-JUL-11

[ said]: These are sizable funds which if cannot be properly explained could be plunder,

gmanews 06-JUL-11

[-said]: We want a wide consultation as possible,

gmanews 16-JUN-11

[ said]: We want to assure everyone in the ARMM that there will be a consultation process which will be transparent and representative so that nobody can say that the appointment will be the exclusive prerogative of the President,

gmanews 16-JUN-11

[-told]: No, I’m not ready to give my endorsement,

tribuneonline 14-JUN-11

[ said]: I know personally Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales. She is just ahead of me by one year in law school and therefore I do not consider her old. But honestly, she’s very competent, she’s very qualified, and she has the respect of the general public,

tribuneonline 26-MAY-11

[-said]: He does not speak for the Senate. As far as I know, our Senate president is Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and we have talked, Enrile and I and he said that he’s in favor of the postponement (of the ARMM polls). As far as I know is that the President of the Senate is Enrile and not Zubiri. It is Enrile who can make a better assessment of the sentiment of the Senate,

tribuneonline 20-MAR-11

[-said]: Dapat siguro titingnan din natin ang ebidensya, hindi dahil sa we're trying to determine if there is probable cause, but whether the evidence would go into the fitness and qualification of the nominee,

abs 09-MAR-11

[-said]: Obviously, this person was lying, [and committed] perjury,

abs 04-MAR-11

Lacierda [-said]: We will leave with the secretary of Justice the wisdom of whether this is being reviewed. I remember during a Senate hearing Senator Drilon has already expressed to Secretary De Lima his legal opinion on the matter,

tribuneonline 28-OCT-11

Aquino [ said]: It is worth mentioning that for years, quietly and without much fanfare, the federation has been helping well-intentioned public officials like Senator Franklin Drilon build schools at half the amount the government normally spends to build those units,

peopledaily 26-MAR-11