A SENIOR politician in the legislature half-jokingly commiserated with an associate, a young politician. The senior—who has been around in the House of Representatives (DPR) since 1999—said that these days the Finance Supervisory Commission was “slim pickings.” The “meat” that once was plentiful in this body previously known as the Finance & Banking Commission, had been ‘depleted’ by the 1999-2004 legislators.

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