The House of Representatives has begun the period of sponsorship and debates on the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Screenshot from Facebook live) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, delivered his...
The Senate Committee on Finance has started discussions on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget on Wednesday, September 14. Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno told the Senate finance panel, chaired by Sen. Sonny Angara, that the Marcos administration is committed to pursue a “robust...
The entire judiciary will receive a total of P5.7 billion in additional funds under the proposed national budget for next year, 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero disclosed on Thursday, Sept. 1. Supreme Court (SC) Romero, who is now the chairman of the House Committee on Poverty Alleviation,...
After years of funding drought, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will finally get it’s much-awaited and -deserved budget hike—set to be at P102.15 billion next year—under the Marcos administration, Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Rep. Ralph Recto said on Sunday, Aug. 28. House...
A Visayas lawmaker has raised concerns on the relatively low budgets allocated to Regions 6, 7, and 8, despite it having the same percentage of voting population as Mindanao, as well as being the places where President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has “won handily". Aklan 2nd District Rep....
House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto on Saturday, Aug. 27, raised a red flag on Malacañang’s allotment of P588 billion for “unprogrammed appropriations” in the 2023 national budget. (Photo from Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto’s office) Recto, a representative of Batangas's 6th district, revealed the...
A House leader has asked his congressman-colleagues to realign funds to the government’s "libreng sakay" or free ride program in order to keep it going beyond 2022. (Photo from DOTr) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this appeal at the start of the House Committee on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez asserted on Thursday, Aug. 25, that the proposed 2023 national budget would respond to the needs of Filipinos, especially in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Photo from House of Representatives via Twitter) He said in a statement...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the lower chamber aims to pass the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 on third and final reading by the end of next month. From left to right: DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman. Speaker Martin Romualdez. Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that his administration's proposed national budget for 2023 worth P5.268 trillion is anchored on what he called the "Agenda for Prosperity" that aims to achieve his medium-term macroeconomic and fiscal objectives. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
A House minority bloc official who used to be a ranking member of the majority bloc has vowed a thorough scouring of the proposed 2023 national budget. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera According to Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette...
The budget season official starts on Monday, Aug. 22 at the House of Representatives as the 311-strong chamber is set to receive the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for the year 2023. Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) The proposed national budget from the executive branch, dubbed...
