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...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Nov. 4, 2023, I had the honor of witnessing, along with my colleagues in the Cabinet and from both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the start of a new chapter in our nation’s dynamic and transformative partnership with...
The government may experience a merry Christmas this year as it prepares to face the challenges of the coming year. Congress is eyeing the enactment of the ₱5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or the proposed 2024 national budget before Christmas this year. “Our confidence is...
Senators on Tuesday, November 7 sought an investigation into why details of their executive meeting was released to the media and who was the colleague or person responsible for the leak. This was after Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada stood up during the Senate’s plenary session to...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Tuesday, November 7 that the funding for the new facilities at the Ayungin Shoal and Kalayaan island—the country’s frontline posts in the West Philippine Sea—is already a done deal in the Senate. Escudero, who first broached the idea of...
Youth group Anakbayan on Monday, Nov. 6, called out Senate President Miguel Zubiri to make the people's benefit "secured" in the deliberation of the 2024 proposed national budget. Photo credit to Anakbayan This came after Zubiri said that the 2024 national budget would be passed by the first week...
The University of the Philippines Diliman University Council (UPD UC) on Monday, Nov. 6, condemned the government for allocation of funds to the Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF) in the national budget for 2024. (UP Diliman) UPD UC said the House of Representatives' rejection of the...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024 has been crafted to meet the essential needs of Filipinos. Thus, said House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako...
The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) reported that the third quarter posted an increase in disbursements by the Marcos administration due to the swift execution of government programs. The DBCC, an inter-agency body responsible for establishing the government's macroeconomic...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has transmitted the proposed 2024 national budget to the Senate as announced during a special joint session on Saturday, Nov. 4. The joint session was held to host the address of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida...
The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) expects that the national government's budget deficit would widen in the latter part of the year, driven by catch-up spending. In the DBCC mid-year report, the inter-agency body responsible for determining the government's macroeconomic...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. As an avid enthusiast and staunch advocate of Philippine culture and the arts, I was very excited to join the design community during the Manila FAME, the country's leading exposition and second longest-running trade event in Asia....
