Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, December 24 urged the Marcos administration to slash the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) budget by P188 billion to make the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) aligned with the Constitution. Marcos believes the administration needs to...
President Marcos is set to sign the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget on Dec. 30, Malacañang confirmed. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (right) pores over some figures as he discusses the P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget with (clockwise from left) Department of Public Works and...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (Facebook) Displaying a great sense of urgency, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises tackled during a briefing on Monday, Dec. 23 the reported delays in the implementation of more than 200...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chief admitted before congressmen on Monday, Dec. 23 the lack of updated rules following the agency’s failure to approve system operator National Grid Corporation of the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is set to conduct a "thorough review" of the existing operating franchise of the country's lone grid operator, the National Grid Corporation of the...
The government will start accepting bids for the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur-Abra Irrigation Project by January 2025 after President Marcos, as chairman of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, approved it, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said. NIA...
While critical sectors face budget cuts, economists expressed concerns over the Marcos administration’s budget priorities, citing inflated discretionary allocations in the 2025 budgets for the House of Representatives and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The Philippine...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (middle) approves the National Security Strategy (NSS) 2024 following a meeting with key security officials led by National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año (fourth from right) and Department of National Defense (DND) Usec. Ignacio Madriaga (fourth from left) in...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has thanked the National Press Club (NPC) for backing his call for the Senate to file bill seeking the exclusion...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) lauded NGCP’s efforts to lower electricity costs, benefiting millions of consumers across the country. The PCCI, the Philippines’ biggest business organization, conferred the Country Movers Award on NGCP in recognition of its initiatives...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) isn't a one-trick pony. The quinta-comm--also known as the Murang Pagkain Super-committee--will soon shift to hearings that will look...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Dec. 20, that it has deployed nearly 40,000 police personnel nationwide to ensure public safety this Christmas season. PNP spokesperson Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said the cops were tasked to secure bus terminals, ports, places of worship,...
