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House to blame for SEA Games budget mess: Drilon

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Updated as of Nov 26 12:29 PM

Sen. Frank Drilon said the House of Representatives was already late in submitting the proposed budget in December, around 55 days after the usual date, containing some P95 billion in pork barrel that fueled debates.    Read more »

The ANC Brief: Getting worse

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Posted at Nov 26 04:11 AM

Can the country’s hosting of the 2019 SEA Games get any worse? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Kapalpakan sa SEA Games, handang imbestigahan ng Senado

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Updated as of Nov 26 09:55 AM

Isinisi sa delayed na paglalabas ng 2019 budget ang ilang problema sa pagdaraos ng SEA Games. Read more »

SEA Games mishaps due to budget delay, Drilon 'partly to blame', says lawmaker

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Updated as of Nov 25 01:10 PM

The Senate, particularly Sen. Franklin Drilon, is "partly to blame" for the delay in the budget of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which then caused mishaps in the country's hosting, a lawmaker-athlete said Monday. Read more »

Paano umabot ng P50 milyon ang presyo ng 2019 SEA Games cauldron?

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Updated as of Nov 24 11:45 AM

Umabot sa P50-million ang price tag ng 2019 SEA Games cauldron. Sulit ba ang presyong ‘to? Read more »

Cayetano says borrowed funds used for SEA Games a 'non-issue'

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 03:52 AM

It’s a non-issue whether or not the funds used for the construction of the facilities at the New Clark City in Tarlac for the 30th Southeast Asian Games were borrowed, according to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. Read more »

LOOK: What's inside multimillion 2019 SEA Games cauldron?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 05:05 PM

Metal bars and panes were pieced together to create a 50-meter high structure that would mark the opening of the regional competition, but inside the tower that held the cauldron was a hollow space ladened with gravel. Read more »

'Inutang natin ito': PH got P11-B loan for SEA Games hosting, says Drilon

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Updated as of Nov 21 05:18 PM

MANILA - Construction of the facilities at the New Clark City in Tarlac for the staging of the 30th Southeast Asian Games had been financed by borrowing, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday.  Read more »

Cayetano slams Aquino, Drilon over 'hypocrisy' in 2019 SEA Games expenses

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 09:25 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday slammed opposition leaders for their "hypocrisy" in criticizing the government's decision to spend some P6 billion to host the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, later this month. Read more »

'Wrong info': Drilon apologizes for tagging BCDA's Dizon as in-law of P50-M cauldron designer

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Posted at Nov 21 12:07 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday apologized for incorrectly saying that the designer of the controversial P50-million cauldron for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was the father-in-law of one of the event's organizers. Read more »

White elephant? Lawmaker eyes probe of SEA Games spending

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Updated as of Nov 21 11:35 AM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said he will seek a Senate inquiry on the mounting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, including the construction of a P50 million cauldron (kaldero) at New Clark City.  Read more »

'Naggagaling-galingan': Faeldon admits to P1-B transfer request, denies realignment

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Updated as of Nov 21 10:46 AM

MANILA - Former Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon denied accusations that he tried to realign the P1 billion funds intended for the improvement of correctional facilities to Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro. Read more »

Drilon questions P9.5-B allocation for SEA Games venue development

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 09:00 PM

A new track will only cost P200 million, while building the bleachers and other facilities surrounding the track is pegged at P1 billion, Drilon said citing estimates provided by Philippine Sports Commission Chair William Ramirez. Read more »

Cayetano dinepensahan ang higit P55-M na SEA Games cauldron

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Posted at Nov 19 08:11 PM

Dinayo ni House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano ang Senado para depensahan ang ginastos sa pag-host ng 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

Drilon questions P700-M fund released to PHISGOC

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Updated as of Nov 19 08:50 AM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said he would question sports officials over the P700 million fund they released to a private foundation for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Read more »

Drilon seeks Senate probe into expenses for PH hosting of SEA Games

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Posted at Nov 18 11:05 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon questioned the P55-million cauldron that will be used for the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games.  Read more »

Higit P55-M halaga ng kawa sa SEA Games kinuwestiyon

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Posted at Nov 18 08:12 PM

Kinuwestiyon ni Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon ang higit P55 milyong presyo ng cauldron o iyong kawa na sisindihan sa pagbubukas ng 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

‘Extravagance’: Drilon questions P55-M cauldron for SEA Games

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Updated as of Nov 18 07:40 PM

The cauldron that will bear the symbolic SEA Games flame to be lit during the opening ceremonies costs P55 million, which Drilon says could be used to build more than 50 classrooms. Read more »

'Tutok lang': Drilon nixes emergency powers for gov't infra push

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Updated as of Nov 14 12:50 PM

The government needs to dedicate attention to its infrastructure projects instead of granting emergency powers for President Rodrigo Duterte to manage its underspending, a senator said Thursday. Read more »

Panelo disputes Drilon's 'Build, Build, Build' claim anew

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Posted at Nov 14 03:12 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo once again dismissed Senator Franklin Drilon's claims on the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program. Read more »