Our roads have become safety hazards in themselves. The government should step up in securing the well-being of motorists and the riding public by up… - Francis Escudero

b) Non-commencement of the P/A/P or the inability of the agency to obligate a released appropriation within the first semester of the year;

And why the need for a tightrope balancing act in the execution of the FY 2015 national budget, particularly with respect to the Supreme Court decision on the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program?

The current state of emergency would have sufficed to address the clamor for justice for the massacre victims and restore the rule of law in the province. For the longest time, this government has tolerated and promoted the culture of warlordism in Mindanao. Now, it seeks to be a warlord to undo what it has done.