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July 19th, 2007 08:36 AM #1
[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. .................................
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July 19th, 2007 11:37 AM #3
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.
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July 19th, 2007 01:05 PM #5
the best thing in Life ay yung FREE...
though kailangan mong ipuhunan ang kakapalan ng mukha!
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July 24th, 2007 02:50 AM #10
bigyan ba naman sila ng P1M pesos na libre...kahit si :evillaugh ay iboboto nila...
hehehe...naiboto na pala kaya nanalo.
i had my original spare mag stolen, years ago. i had since installed a cheap bicycle lock, and no...
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