Manila, March 20 -- Majority of senators, led by Senate Committee on Finance chairperson Loren Legarda, wanted the budget immediately delivered to President Rodrigo Duterte so that the government would have a new national expenditure program for the remainder of 2019, the House Minority Leader said Wednesday.
In a press briefing, Quezon 3rd District Rep. Danilo Suarez said Legarda has assured him that majority of senators or the so-called "silent majority" in the Senate disagreed with the position of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson.
"I talked to Senator Loren two days ago, as a matter of fact I'm going to see her tomorrow (Thursday). She assured me na gustung-gusto na niyang pirmahan na niya ito at yan din an...