Rep. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas, a member of the President’s Liberal Party, confirmed that he was fired from his post.
“I was informed by the Speaker that this [firing] is what the administration wants,” Mandanas said.
The lawmaker added that issues raised against him “included my call for IRA (Internal Revenue Allotment) releases and my decision not to sign the [impeachment] complaint, which I find unacceptable.”
Mandanas is convinced that the IRA funding should include the collection of the Bureau of Customs and he has repeatedly pushed for such scheme publicly, a position contrary to the Palace’s position that such proposal should be first decided by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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