by Ambrosio R. Villorente
Speaker Prospero Nograles with microphone flanked by Cong. F. T. Miraflores & Gov. C. S. Marquez during the press conference.
Congress of the Philippines will appropriate P15 billion for “Bangon” program to rehabilitate Panay Island of the damages made by typhoon Frank. This was the assurance Speaker Prospero Nograles of the House of Representatives made in Kalibo, Aklan last week.
Speaker Nograles visited Aklan to see the actual damages done by Frank in Aklan. He was accompanied by Aklan Cong. Florencio T. Miraflores in his visit. Together with Gov. Carlito S. Marquez and Cong. Mirflores, Nograles met with the 17 mayors of Aklan and other local officials. Some members of the Aklan press were politely requested to stay out of their meeting.
In a press conference held after lunch, Speaker Nograles announced he is in Aklan to update himself of the magnitude of typhoon damages in Aklan and to listen to the local executives of their rehabilitation program. Nograles also disclosed Congress is ready to appropriate P15 billion for the rehabilitation program of Panay for 2008–2009.
Asked on his view on the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Nograles agreed for its extension for the completion of the unfinished CARP projects and the completion of payments of unpaid obligation. Nograles proposed to extend CARP on the basis of real evaluation. He wishes to know the progress gained by CARP. “Are the CARP beneficiaries progressive?” he asked. He wanted to know what are in CARP to extend and what to change.
Asked his view on the case Sen. Jamby Madrigal filed with the Supreme Court, Nograles retorted,” Sen. Jamby could have questioned the membership in the Senate, in the Commission on Appointments, where she belongs and not in the House of Representatives where she is not. But Sen. Jamby is not a lawyer and she included me in the case, so I must answer.”
On the mandate of unifying Lakas CMD and Kampi political parties, Nograles said, he has to do it being the President of LAKAS-CMD. He has finished in Mindanao and some regions in Luzon. In the Visayas, “hinay-hinay lang” Cong. Joeben and Gov. Lito will unify it in Aklan, he said.
On the question of family planning, Nograles wants for a win-win solution. He has already organized Committee in the House of Representatives composed of five (5) headed by Cong. Edsel Lagman to arrange for a decision mutually acceptable between the church and the family planning advocates. /MP
Congress of the Philippines will appropriate P15 billion for “Bangon” program to rehabilitate Panay Island of the damages made by typhoon Frank. This was the assurance Speaker Prospero Nograles of the House of Representatives made in Kalibo, Aklan last week.
Speaker Nograles visited Aklan to see the actual damages done by Frank in Aklan. He was accompanied by Aklan Cong. Florencio T. Miraflores in his visit. Together with Gov. Carlito S. Marquez and Cong. Mirflores, Nograles met with the 17 mayors of Aklan and other local officials. Some members of the Aklan press were politely requested to stay out of their meeting.
In a press conference held after lunch, Speaker Nograles announced he is in Aklan to update himself of the magnitude of typhoon damages in Aklan and to listen to the local executives of their rehabilitation program. Nograles also disclosed Congress is ready to appropriate P15 billion for the rehabilitation program of Panay for 2008–2009.
Asked on his view on the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Nograles agreed for its extension for the completion of the unfinished CARP projects and the completion of payments of unpaid obligation. Nograles proposed to extend CARP on the basis of real evaluation. He wishes to know the progress gained by CARP. “Are the CARP beneficiaries progressive?” he asked. He wanted to know what are in CARP to extend and what to change.
Asked his view on the case Sen. Jamby Madrigal filed with the Supreme Court, Nograles retorted,” Sen. Jamby could have questioned the membership in the Senate, in the Commission on Appointments, where she belongs and not in the House of Representatives where she is not. But Sen. Jamby is not a lawyer and she included me in the case, so I must answer.”
On the mandate of unifying Lakas CMD and Kampi political parties, Nograles said, he has to do it being the President of LAKAS-CMD. He has finished in Mindanao and some regions in Luzon. In the Visayas, “hinay-hinay lang” Cong. Joeben and Gov. Lito will unify it in Aklan, he said.
On the question of family planning, Nograles wants for a win-win solution. He has already organized Committee in the House of Representatives composed of five (5) headed by Cong. Edsel Lagman to arrange for a decision mutually acceptable between the church and the family planning advocates. /MP
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