Instead, he claimed that Arroyo’s predecessor, former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, received the biggest congressional allotment, with P5 billion worth of projects. Benjamin DioknoThe beleagured Duterte budget secretary held the same post during the short-lived term of President Joseph “Erap” Estrada. When a House resolution called for President Duterte to fire him, Diokno managed to secure the President’s full support. Two polls, conducted after Macron’s concessions, found that France was now split 50-50 on whether the protests should continue. The protests have continued despite calls for sobriety after a shooting in Strasbourg this week left at least four dead.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 15, 2018 22:52 UTC