Update (3:12 p.m.)Davao City 1st District Rep. Karlo Nograles will be ousted as the chair of the powerful House of Representatives appropriations committee, sources have said. ADVERTISEMENTSeveral lawmakers privy to the situation confirmed this to Inquirer on Monday, the start of the plenary debates on the proposed 2019 budget. The House plenary deliberations on the P3.757-trillion 2019 budget was slated at 10:00 a.m. on Monday but the session was suspended as of posting time. However, at around 1:20 p.m., Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, an ally of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, told reporters that the “status quo” remains or nothing would change. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Nograles dismisses claims he would be ousted as House budget chief/vvpRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 17, 2018 05:01 UTC