Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, December 31 said he is confident there would be sufficient funding to fully implement the government’s rural electrification program for next year. Gatchalian said the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro and former ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, December 31, denounced the signing of what they perceived to be a “deceptive” version of the P 6.3-trillion national budget for 2025. Both lawmakers said President Ferdinand...
As the New Year approaches, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said a rainy start to 2025 is expected, with several weather systems bringing scattered rains and thunderstorms to parts of the country. PAGASA Weather Specialist Obet Badrina said...
After much controversy, President Marcos signed the 2025 national budget on Monday, Dec. 30, disclosing that he vetoed P194 billion worth of line items. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the ceremonial signing of the 2025 national budget at the Malacañan Palace on Dec. 30,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) faces the daunting task of generating P12.72 billion in revenue every single day to support the Marcos administration’s ambitious P6.326 trillion national budget for 2025. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 30, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto acknowledged the huge...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that President Marcos has utilized his veto power to ensure the 2025 national budget aligns with the country’s development goals. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 30, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman commended the President for his...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified reelectionist Mayor John Lloyd Pacete of Bugasong town, Antique province from the May 2025 elections. PACETE (FB) In a 15-page ruling, the Comelec First Division cancelled Pacete’s Certificate of Candidacy...
CEBU CITY – The reelection bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes was dealt another major blow after the Commission on Elections junked his appeal to reverse a previous order cancelling his Certificate of Candidacy in next year's elections. The Comelec en banc affirmed the Second...
Amid the challenges of the past year, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 90 percent of Filipinos remain optimistic about the coming year — a figure that, while still high, represented the lowest level of New Year hopefulness recorded in 15 years. A vendor along Tabora Street in...
Business leaders are urging a more transparent and accountable process in finalizing the 2025 national budget amid concerns over budgetary adjustments and a lack of clear justification for certain allocations. "We are alarmed by some of the adjustments made by the bicameral committee to the 2025...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday, December 27 expressed pride on the way the Upper Chamber has become of the most productive in history with a total of 72 bills already signed into law, halfway through the Third Regular Session of the 19 th Congress. “We maximized...
President Marcos and his Cabinet are "thoroughly reviewing" the items of the 2025 national budget to ensure that they conform to the Constitution, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the review of the proposed 2025 national budget at the Bahay Pangulo on Dec. 23,...
