JDV hit for dangling P1-M travel perk for each solon

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[SIZE=2]JDV hit for dangling P1-M travel perk for each solon[/SIZE]

07/18/2007 | 05:46 PM

Speaker Jose de Venecia on Wednesday said congressman can use P1 million for their official or personal travel abroad, a sales talk his critics labeled as a “desperate" and “pathetic" ploy to win more votes for his speakership bid.

“Since last year there is (an allocation) of P1 million," de Venecia told neophyte lawmakers during an orientation seminar without explaining whether the amount will be given on a yearly basis.

The Speaker unveiled the travel perk as he struggles to retain his post, where he is gunning for an unprecedented fifth term in the 14th Congress. Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia will challenge him once the election for speaker is opened on July 23.

“All congressmen, regardless of political affiliation, will get entitlements of P1 million each, which they could use to travel or not, to force you, to entice you to travel," he told some 80 neophyte lawmakers who attended Wednesday’s orientation-seminar. .................................

[kimpOy]

pera namin yan hoy!

[falken]

4 terms as speaker and what has he accomplished? All I can remember about him is his never ending push for Chacha so he can become Prime Minister. He's pathetic.

[Isuzoom]

Sarap talaga gumastos ng di sa iyo.....KAWATAN!!!!

[claRkEnt]

the best thing in Life ay yung FREE...

though kailangan mong ipuhunan ang kakapalan ng mukha!

[Isuzoom]

problema, pera natin ang "free" sa kanila.