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                    [Title] => 'GMA vetoed budget meddling'
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President Arroyo vetoed special provisions in the 2009 budget law that would have allowed congressmen to meddle in the use of funds intended for the construction of school buildings and public infrastructure projects.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 438341 [Title] => Congressmen want say in DPWH funds [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines -- Congressmen want to meddle in the use not only of P5 billion in school building funds this year but also of tens of billions more in money for roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 434477 [Title] => Lawmakers want say in P5-billion classroom fund [Summary] =>

Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives want to politicize and meddle in the construction of P5 billion worth of classrooms nationwide this year.

The Senate-House conference committee on the 2009 budget, co-chaired by Sen. Edgardo Angara and Quirino Rep. Junie Cua, inserted a special provision in the appropriations bill allowing congressmen to have a say in the use of school building funds.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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