Paulo Duterte told: How can you remove GAA when it’s a law?

MANILA, Philippines — Legislators have disputed claims that district lawmakers were threatened with the removal of budget allocations if they do not back Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment, with one ranking member reminding critics that the budget is a law that cannot be easily changed. In an interview on Thursday, Deputy Speaker Albee Benitez said there was never any call from anyone to dictate what vote lawmakers should cast as the House of Representatives’ committee on justice decided whether there was probable cause to impeach Duterte. According to Benitez, claims that House leaders called lawmakers’ chiefs of staff to threaten […]... Keep on reading: Paulo Duterte told: How can you remove GAA when it’s a law?

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