The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Dec. 17, announced that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board of Directors has approved a P284-billion budget for 2025 and increased benefits, including case rates, by as much as 50 percent. (PhilHealth / Manila Bulletin)...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Monday, Dec. 16, said that cuts to the department's budget, especially for its computerization program, could impact preparations for the country's participation in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (DepEd / MB...
(Getty) Members of the Makabayan bloc called on the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate to reconvene the Bicameral Conference Committee to address the “growing public outcry” surrounding the proposed P6.352-trillion national...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Acidre's Office) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said the upsurge in the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)--from an initial P825 billion to a record...
President Marcos has yet to identify items in the final version of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee that he could veto. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) “We're not yet there, we're not...
President Marcos has defended the significant increase in the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which bloated to more than P1 trillion, saying the government must spend for the safety of the people. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN |...
President Marcos made an assurance that they are working to restore the P10-billion cut in the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN | Mark Balmores) Marcos also tagged the budget cut as contradictory to the policy...
All is not lost as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still has the power to ask the bicameral conference committee to reconvene and fix all the contentious items in the final version of the P6.532 trillion national budget for 2025, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri...
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to scrutinize the increase in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget for next year. Lacson, who would be running for senator again, said this would be his campaign promise in the upcoming May 2025 elections. ...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara expressed disappointment after Congress cut ₱10 billion from President Marcos’ proposed budget for the department, particularly the funds allocated for computerization projects in 2025. Angara said the reduction comes despite the...
The Department of Education (DepEd), along with teachers’ groups, decried the P12-billion budget cut for 2025, warning of its “severe” impact on students' access to quality education. Grade school students, together with their teachers, parents, and guardians, attended the flag ceremony...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sangguniang Panglungsod during their regular session on Wednesday approved the ordinance proposing a P4.4-billion budget for this city next year. THE Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). (Glazyl Masculino) Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chairman of the Committee on...
