The Senate and the House of Representatives appear headed for a showdown in deciding the fate of the graft-tainted Road Board amid allegations that the road user’s tax is P45 billion in pork. Lacson said the senators’ reason was simple: The Road Board is a big source of corruption. “This translates to billions of pesos collected from Road Board money,” Alvarez said. “Since [the] Senate already adopted [the] House bill, the House lost jurisdiction over the bill and could no longer validly reconsider its adoption,” he said in a text message. For President’s approvalDrilon said the Senate should send the printed copy of the House bill adopted by the Senate, signed by the Senate President, to President Duterte for his approval.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 17, 2018 23:15 UTC