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Senate to start scrimping Aug 10th 2013, 00:45 MANILA, Philippines—The new Senate leadership is reviewing the chamber's expenditures, such as reducing the number of so-called oversight committees, in response to the public furor earlier this year over the grant of Christmas bonuses to the senators using public funds.   Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, a key ally of President Benigno Aquino III, said the senators wanted to be more prudent in their spending and keen to spend less.   To achieve this, Recto said the senators planned to fund only 20 "relevant" oversight committees out of the current 35, and provide them with uniform budgets.   After all, the law doesn't say that all ... Keep on reading: Senate to start scrimping Media files: Ralph-Recto-721x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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