MANILA, Philippines — Leaders of the House of Representatives yesterday defended the chamber’s decision to realign up to P9.5 billion in appropriations in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for next year. Not all 299 members of the House can sit down together and finalize all the amendments to the bill,” he said. The lawmakers made the statements after Lacson continued to attack House members despite an agreed ceasefire by leaders of both chambers of Congress. Senate and House leaders, specifically Senate majority leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Romualdez, reportedly agreed to a truce when they met Wednesday night during the birthday celebration of Sen. Bong Revilla. But the following day, Lacson continued to attack House members who demanded that he apologize for the accusation that he has since taken back.

Source: Philippine Star September 28, 2019 17:15 UTC