Rep. Tina Sablan: There was no special committee report mvariety.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mvariety.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
REPRESENTATIVES Tina Sablan and Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero engaged in a heated argument during a break from the House session on Friday over House Bill 22-47, which proposes to allow
AS Rota warmly welcomed the Governorâs Council of Economic Advisers with its famous âAlufâ or hand wave, its residents and leaders also welcomed our initiatives and projects, embracing the unified movement to improve the quality of life in the Marianas.
Over the weekend, Rota saw the transformation of its youth center and basketball court, the heart of sports and community activities for residents. Through GCEAâs Public Private Partnership initiative, the two sites located in Sinapalo were cleaned and repainted. The basketball courtâs concrete bleachers and youth centerâs parking lot that were stained were also cleaned and received a fresh coat of paint. To spruce up the facilities, Rep. Joel Camacho and Rep. Angel Demapan, their staff, and family members created a mural on one of the walls of the youth center. The mural features a man playing his ukulele and a woman performing a traditional dance, with Rotaâs famed Wedding Cake Mountain an
AS part of their commitment to the public-private partnership program of the Governor s Council of Economic Advisers, the House minority bloc members cleaned up Paupau Beach Park and painted its sidewalk.
Reps. Angel Demapan, Joseph Leepan Guerrero, Joel Camacho, Roy Ada, John Paul Sablan and Joseph Flores worked on their beautification project for two days, and have transformed Paupauâs sidewalk into a colorful artwork that depicts island life.
When they joined GCEA s public-private partnership program, the House minority bloc members started with basketball courts and other sports facilities in the villages before moving to public parks.
At Paupau Beach, Camacho said, âWe wanted to do something really unique.â
ATTORNEY General Edward Manibusan said it is his legal opinion that the tie-breaking rule of the House of Representatives âcontravenesâ the CNMI Constitution.
He said due to the importance of resolving the issue, a certified question petition to the local Supreme Court âis recourse that may be explored.â
The House minority bloc sought the AGâs opinion on the tie-breaking provision of the new House rules that was invoked by the House leadership in passing House Bill 22-33 last month.
The measure, which would require legislative appropriation for the $515 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds provided to the CNMI, âpassedâ the House after Speaker Edmund Villagomez voted twice to break the 10-10 tie.