Some senators on Wednesday, December 11, expressed their sadness over some provisions in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) which proposes a P6.352-trillion national budget for next year. This, even as the Upper Chamber, led by Senate President Francis...
Senator Imee Marcos is set to write a "love letter" to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero and Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Senator Grace Poe to address concerns regarding the bicameral conference committee procedures on the national budget which, for her, requires some changes....
President Marcos has certified the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) as an urgent measure, allowing lawmakers to expedite the passage of the P6.352-trillion national budget on the second and third reading on the same day. File photos Acting Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed that...
Senator Loren Legarda has called for a more "humane" living wage for all Filipino workers, as she stressed the disparity between minimum wage and the actual cost of living. Sen. Loren Legarda presides over Thursday’s Finance Subcommittee G hearing, September 5, 2024, on the proposed 2025 budget...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 14 said that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has not yet ventured into any investments and has only spent “very minimal” funds. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 13 called on lawmakers to observe full transparency in the upcoming deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Hontiveros made the call during the Senate Committee on Finance’s first briefing on the proposed...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has formally submitted a copy of the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2025 to the Senate. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, together with other senators, receives a copy of the National Expenditure Program (NEP)...
