CEBU CITY–Sen. JV Ejercito assured that the budget deliberations for the proposed 2027 national budget will be transparent. As chairman of the Senate’s Finance Committee, Ejercito said he would ensure transparency in the deliberation of the National Expenditure Program for 2027, which stands at...
Senate Finance Committee chief Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, August 13, vowed that he would not allow the “leadership fund” in the proposed 2027 national budget under his watch. Ejercito, who recently assumed leadership of the finance panel, said this in an interview at...
Malacañang made an assurance that there is no "leadership fund" under the proposed 2027 national budget. "Ayon sa DPWH ay wala silang ganitong klaseng mga fund ((According to the Department of Public Works and Highways, they have no such kind of fund)," Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Malacañang has challenged what it described as conflicting criticisms of the proposed 2027 national budget, after lawmakers separately faulted the government for allegedly focusing too much on aid in previous budgets and for reducing social spending in the new spending plan. Presidential...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, August 13 renewed his call to abolish the so-called “leadership fund” or “allocables” from the national budget, saying it is not merely another form of pork barrel, but a worse version of the outlawed system. Lacson made the remark following...
Flood control funding is back. But its return to the proposed 2027 national budget should not be treated as a routine restoration of government spending. It should serve as a test of whether the state has learned anything from the scandal that badly damaged public trust in infrastructure projects....
No last-minute insertions or amendments will be allowed once the Senate and House of Representatives convene for the bicameral conference committee on the proposed 2027 national budget, Senate Finance Committee chief Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. Ejercito made this assurance after...
President Marcos is proposing a P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 that puts education and infrastructure among the administration’s biggest priorities, alongside major allocations for healthcare, social protection, agriculture, labor, and digitalization. Based on the President’s budget...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, August 11 formally received the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027. The copy of the National Expenditure Program (NEP) was formally received by Gatchalian during a ceremonial turnover at the Senate, together with Finance Committee...
The proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for next year represents a prudent and forward-looking investment aimed at sustaining the country 's economic growth, President Marcos said. In his budget message, Marcos said the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), which was submitted...
The government will formally submit to Congress on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the proposed P7.2-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2027, setting in motion the next stage of the national budget process, Malacañang said Monday. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
The House of Representatives will build on the pro-transparency measures introduced last year to ensure that the proposed 2027 national budget is responsive, accountable, and focused on the needs of the Filipino people. Thus, said House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III over the weekend following the...
