Vice President Sara Duterte’s allies in the Senate have accepted the inevitability they won’t be able to press for a higher budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025 given the current circumstances. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said the OVP’s budget for next year...
Voting 18-0-1, the Senate approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, Nov. 26, House Bill 10800 or the P6.352 trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). In plenary, Senator Grace Poe enumerated during the period of committee amendments how the Senate maximized the budget to secure the...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta (PPAB) An Office of the Vice President (OVP) official has claimed that the surname "Piattos" actually exists in Davao City--thus bringing new hope in the search for the enigmatic individual,...
Senator Imee Marcos has formally asked Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero to fine-tune the procedures in the upcoming bicameral conference committee (bicam) meeting on the 2025 national budget. In her letter to Escudero, which she coursed through Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Time to tap experts in solving the "Mary Grace Piattos" mystery. The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has approved a motion to enlist...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that she has not seen the receipts signed by a certain “Mary Grace Piattos” relating to her office’s confidential funds use and is now the subject of a congressional inquiry and social media memes. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to...
ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro chided Vice President Sara Duterte over what the Makabayan solon described as highly questionable receipts for...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Lawmakers from two panels in the House of Representatives have pooled a P1-million reward for anyone who can provide information on the identity of a certain "Mary Grace Piattos"--an alleged signatory who has...
Senator Grace Poe assured on Sunday, November 17 that next year’s budget has sufficient funds to ensure there is fast and timely relief to communities affected by calamities and disasters. Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance and leading the deliberations on the...
In less than 10 minutes, the Senate adopted the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Nov. 13. No senator came forward to interpellate and raise questions pertaining to the P733-million budget proposed by the Senate finance committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe. OVP's...
Multiple reports of violators on the EDSA busway seemed to prompt Senator Raffy Tulfo to ask the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) the question: "Where are your big bikes for catching violators?" He brought this up during the plenary budget deliberations led by Senate Committee on...
The Senate is keen on scrutinizing once again all funds allocated for flood control mitigation but there is a necessity to also inquire into the government’s programs on climate change and climate adaptation, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, November 3. The...
