MANILA, Philippines — How can the House of Representatives’ public accounts committee guarantee a credible and impartial inquiry on insertions in the 2025 budget, if its current chair has been linked to the allegations? Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste raised this point yesterday, when he called on lawmakers to replace Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon as chairperson of the House committee on public accounts, to make way for a probe of the party-list group’s alleged insertions in the national budget. In response, Ridon said that Congressman Leviste should first release the list of project proponents supposedly handed to him […]... Keep on reading: Insertions inquiry: New leader sought in House public accounts committee