THE bicameral conference committee remained deadlocked after Senator Panfilo Lacson insisted that the House of Representatives return the P8.3 billion it took from the proposed budget of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The House wanted to give the money to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) but Lacson maintained that this would violate Republic Act 9054 of the Organic Act for ARMM.

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