For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, legislators acted like they were part of the executive branch, criticizing the additional P450 billion unprogrammed funds in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). "Feeling executive branch na ang mga legislators...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, December 17 expressed hope President Marcos would not veto the final proposed budget of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that has been outlined in the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it will offer fire insurance coverage for public school buildings under the Department of Education (DepEd) nationwide. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the pension fund will extend coverage to over 132,000...
DAVAO CITY – Five-hundred thirty-two students of the Mindanao State University-General Santos City campus received their benefits under the cash-for-work program of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) of the Department of...
While the expected signing of the 2024 national budget before his Japan trip this week did not push through, President Marcos said it may happen in the coming days. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos said they are just waiting for the bicameral...
The Philippines voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, months after it abstained from a call for an “immediate humanitarian truce” between Israel and Hamas. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border...
A general view shows a screen of votes during a United Nations General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York on December 12, 2023. (AFP) UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly...
Members of a displaced Palestinian family stand amid the rubble in Rafah on a street in the southern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas. (AFP) The UN General Assembly is due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) An anti-inflation, pro-poor budget. That's how Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co described the prosposed P5.768 trillion budget for 2024, which the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With just two more session days to spare before holiday recess, the House of Representatives ratified on Monday night, Dec. 11 the harmonized version of the proposed P5.768-trillion...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (right) takes a photo with soldiers manning BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Dec. 10, 2023 after a successful resupply mission. The supply boat boarded by Brawner to Ayungin was rammed by a China Coast Guard ship, according to the...
DUBAI, UAE – The developed countries of the world are being called upon to double climate adaptation financing to $40 billion a year by 2025, so the goals on emissions reduction set forth at the COP28 can be successfully delivered. As emphasized by United Nations Secretary General Antonio...
