House members are still on a high following the early enactment of the 2023 national budget, which some have called "record-breaking". First-time lawmakers are no exception. Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto (Facebook) One of them, Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto, couldn't help...
The early signing of the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) in Malacañang is a big deal, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan said. 4Ps Party-list Rep. ,Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) "Isa pong karangalan ang maimbitahan sa mahalagang kaganapan na ito dahil ngayong araw...
The significance of the 2023 national budget's enactment isn't lost on Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera, even if she's a member of the House minority bloc. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera In a statement, the deputy minority leader said she expects...
The P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023the first full-year outlay of the Marcos administrationwill be "immediately deployed" for the benefit of Filipinos. (MANILA BULLETIN) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who held a briefing with Manila-based reporters in Brussels, Belgium on...
The House of Representatives has ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the proposed P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget for 2023. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House did so during plenary session at past 6 p.m. Monday night,...
The second and most likely final Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will take place Monday, Dec. 5, the Manila Bulletin learned. (Unsplash) The site of the meeting will be the Manila...
Lawmakers of the 19th Congress should ensure that the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will be used to prioritize ordinary citizens and steered toward government-private sector partnerships, Stratbase President and Democracy Watch Philippines Lead Convenor Professor Dindo Manhit...
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...
The recent deal between ABS-CBN and TV5 "left a bad taste in the mouth", said SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, who still sounded very upset over the supposed misdeeds of the shuttered "Kapamilya" network. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Facebook live) "Last week,...
House Ways and Means Committee chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda refuted on Monday, June 6 the claim made by the Department of Finance (DOF) that had Congress proposals pertaining to Covid-19 stimulus and subsidies been enacted, national debt would have climbed up to P15.4 trillion....
Labor leader and presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman wants to audit the P 11.7-trillion national debt of the Philippines and to end the dependence on importation. Ka Leody De Guzman (Screenshot from CNN Philippines’ Facebook live) According to the Bureau of Treasury (BoT)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) received a budget amounting to P24.268 billion for 2022 under the P5.024-trillion national budget signed by President Duterte on Dec. 30. (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
