House strips OVP, four other agencies of confidential funds (www.gmanetwork.com)

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“Our panel introduced P194 billion worth of institutional amendments. The main goal was to rationalize the allocation of resources to fight inflation, invest in human capital and in our country’s future,” Quimbo said at a press briefing.

“We believe that the House of Representatives is on the right side of history,” she added.

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[-] k5nn@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

When the bar is so low that this is even considered as good news

[-] miriamite_termite@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It could have been an easy win. Pay teachers with the right pay, allocate educational funds for public schools, and see yourself win more election votes.

But they chose thievery. 🙄