Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday night, December 5, expressed her frustration at the way Congress failed to demonstrate its “power of the purse” with the full restoration of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) that have been slashed during the budget deliberations at the Senate....
The House of Representatives has ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the proposed P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget for 2023. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House did so during plenary session at past 6 p.m. Monday night,...
Highlighting Filipino hospitality and sustainable Philippine tourism during a recent global summit in Saudi Arabia, Tourism Chief Christina Garcia Frasco revealed that the agency is eyeing to train at least 100,000 Filipino tourism workers next year to strengthen the "Filipino Brand of Service...
Recognizing their hard work and dedication to duty, Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Dec. 5, praised the officials and employees of the House of Representatives for their valuable contribution in advancing the chamber’s legislative agenda. Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks to the officials and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed high hopes on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget, which moved one step closer to enactment Monday, Dec. 5, after Bicameral Conference Committee meetings on the measure were concluded. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “With...
The Bicameral Conference Committee hearings on the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) have wrapped up, with the leader of the House of Representatives contingent calling the measure "a very good budget". Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Screenshot from YouTube live) The approval...
The second and most likely final Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will take place Monday, Dec. 5, the Manila Bulletin learned. (Unsplash) The site of the meeting will be the Manila...
(QUIAPO CHURCH FACEBOOK) Devotees were advised to visit the official social media pages of the Quiapo Church for the schedule of “Pagdalaw” (visitation) activities in relation to the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazerene 2023. The Pagdalaw activities will be from Dec. 1 to 15 and Dec....
Amid the increasing prices of goods and commodities, authorities are now eyeing to extend Kadiwa ng Pasko until early 2023 to help more farmers and consumers who have been directly affected by the present challenges. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a “Laging Handa” briefing Friday, Dec. 2,...
Lawmakers decided to cut the proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for 2023 due to its poor performance in the past two years, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, December 2. Hontiveros pointed this out after Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says Moody’s Investors Service’s positive forecast for the Philippines in 2023 confirms that the country is "on the right track" under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, December 1 renewed his call for better social protection and benefits for the country’s healthcare workers through a review and amendment of the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers. Go said he sees the necessity of amending Republic Act No. 7305,...
