The Senate finance committee deemed the proposed P75.858 billion budget of the Optical Media Board (OMB) for 2023 to have been submitted for plenary decision. This after Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejrercito Estrada, a movie actor and producer, failed to push through with his recommendation...
If Congress will write the check, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) may soon have its own building at the reclamation area in Pasay city. Sen. Grace Poe proposes an increase in the 2023 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the construction of its own building. During her...
The Senate has approved the budget of the Judiciary for 2023 at the plenary level. The Judiciary’s budget includes the funds for the Supreme Court, lower courts, Presidential Electoral Tribunal, Sandiganbayan, Court of Appeals and Court of Tax Appeals. Sen. Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 14, welcomed the approval of the Senate for its 2023 budget. DepED / MB Visual Content Group Issuing a statement, DepED expressed gratitude to the Senate for approving the budget of the department and its attached agencies for the Fiscal Year (FY)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 14 reiterated her call for her colleagues to reconsider realigning the P150-million worth of confidential fund that is lodged under the proposed 2023 budget for the Department of Education (DepEd). Hontiveros pointed out the concurrent Secretary of DepEd,...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he will push for a P1-budget for the Optical Media Board (OMB) in next year’s proposed 2023 national budget. According to Estrada, the OMB had no performance whatsoever during the past year. “No collection, no apprehension of violators, none. Truly zero...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to push for environmental protection and natural resource conservation as its top priority in the next six years. The DENR is seeking P23.041 billion budget for 2023 and Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said this...
The budget of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has been reduced by P2.5 billion for 2023 as part of efforts to compel the government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) to refocus its mandate into providing stable and secure supply of oil, including the exploration of oil and gas. The...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the Senate to ensure that deliberations on the budgets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Department of National Defense (DND) are tagged as confidential to prevent insurgents from getting information...
Aside from the cancellation of the much-awaited Traslacion procession on Jan. 9, 2023, devotees of the Black Nazarene are encouraged to attend the nine-day novena masses at the Quiapo Church in Manila to further avoid crowds in the area. Traslacion 2023 logo & theme (Quiapo Church Facebook)...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) congratulated the 16 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines for making it to the list of best Asian universities. (Courtesy of CHED) “As HEIs continue to rise in global university rankings, CHED commits to prioritizing...
The annual grand procession of the Black Nazarene called the “Traslacion” will still be suspended next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a Quiapo church official confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 10. Quiapo Church attached priest Fr. Earl Allyson Valdez, in an interview with DZBB, said the decision...
