BETTER DAYS The Senate has started its plenary debates on the 2024 national budget. The ₱5.768 trillion proposed budget is the first expenditure plan to be fully developed under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Similar to this year’s General Appropriations Act, the 2024...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri noted how the confidential and intelligence fund (CIF) report of the Office of the President (OP) was one of the most detailed and comprehensive reports that he has seen. Sen. Sonny Angara faces his colleagues during the marathon plenary session on...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will no longer pursue its request for P500 million worth of confidential funds under the proposed 2024 budget which has been deemed submitted for plenary approval on Thursday, November 9. Sen. Sonny Angara faces his colleagues during the plenary session...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri told the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to settle the issue regarding delays in refunds on the value-added tax which may prompt foreign investors to pull the plug and move shop to other countries. Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Committee on...
Senate Committee on Finance chief Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Wednesday, November 8 disclosed that the government has yet to spend around P1.27-trillion or 24 percent of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairperson of the Committee...
The Senate is all set to conduct plenary debates on the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, starting Wednesday, November 8. Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, who formally sponsored the measure on Tuesday, November 7, said the avowed goals of the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, November 7 pushed for the declaration of November 7 of every year as a special working holiday to commemorate the first mosque established in the Philippines and the introduction of Islam in the country. Angara, in filing Senate Bill No....
The imminent passage into law of the proposed “Tatak Pinoy” (Proudly Filipino) Act will help the Philippines grow economically and be known in the global market, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Tuesday, November 7. Angara made the pronouncement after the Senate approved...
The Senate on Monday, November 6 approved on third and final reading the proposed “Tatak Pinoy” or Proudly Filipino Act. Twenty-three (23) senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 2426. There were zero abstentions and zero negative votes. The bill has been certified as a priority...
BETTER DAYS We congratulate the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the successful holding of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). As committed by our poll body, there was no failure of election in any of the 201,786 precincts across the country. We also extend our...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, November 2 pushed for the passage of the bill granting early voting privileges for the elderly citizens and persons with disability or PWDs. Angara called for the institutionalization of this policy following the positive results of the...
The various measures pending in the Senate that seek to review Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) are all aimed at building on the laws strengths and addressing the weaknesses in the landmark law, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Sunday, October 29. ...
