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Davao Officials Denounce Malacaang for IRA-Cha-cha Scheme

Published on March 29, 2006 | one comment

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By Germelina A. Lacorte and Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY Officials in this city resent the Arroyo administrations alleged attempts to gain support for the drive to amend the Constitution as a condition for the release of the citys share of Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) funds.

Its unfair, city councilor Peter Lavia said, referring to the planned release of some 17.5 billion pesos of IRA funds that had been retained from local government units in 2000 and 2001.

Lavia said these funds would only be released if local government officials would support the administrations peoples initiative campaign for Charter change that would, in turn, pave the way to a shift to a parliamentary form of government.

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One Comment to “Davao Officials Denounce Malacaang for IRA-Cha-cha Scheme”

  1. Manuel L. Quezon III » Survey surprise says:
    April 4, 2006 at 12:26 pm

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