House members who voted against CHR’s P1,000 budget for 2018

With a vote of 119-32, the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to reduce the 2018 proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to P1,000.

House members stood up to register their votes to 1-SAGIP party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta's motion to approve only a P1,000 budget for the CHR.

"There is no such record as voting was by ayes and nays, which was ultimately done with members standing to vote when the nays challenged the ruling of the chair that the ayes had it," explained Majority Leader Rodolfo Farinas.

According to the list forwarded to reporters by staff from the House of Representatives, the following congressmen were among those who voted against the budget cut for the CHR:

•     Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Emmi de Jesus
•     Quezon City Rep. Kit Belmonte
•     Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza
•     Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate
•     Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago
•     Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano
•     Anakpawis party-list Rep. Ariel Casilao
•     Gabriel Women's Party Rep. Arlene Brosas
•     ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio
•     Cebu City Rep. Raul Del Mar
•     Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman
•     Northern Samar Rep. Raul Daza,
•     Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong
•     Deputy Speaker Bai Sema
•     Dinagat Islands Rep. Kaka Bag-ao
•     Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun

The House of Representatives has yet to release the list of those who voted for the budget cut for the CHR. —NB, GMA News