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Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo —PHOTO FROM CONG. MIRO QUIMBO/FACEBOOK
MANILA, Philippines — In past House hearings, Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo seemed to have played the patient listener to Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste’s proposals and concerns regarding taxation.
But on Monday, Quimbo, the current chair of the House committee on ways and means, had to engage the neophyte Leviste in a testy exchange just to remind him about some basics of legislative work.
During plenary debates on the Kalinga bill—a draft measure formulating a comprehensive government response to the economic disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict—Leviste asked Quimbo if its scope can be widened. Kalinga stands for “Komprehensibong Alalay sa Livelihood, Inflation, Negosyo at Goods Assistance.”
