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 will...
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...
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...
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 Upper...
The Senate is ready to receive the copy of the version of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 which the House of Representatives has approved.Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, made this assurance on Thursday, Sept. 26, after the House overwhelmingly...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 14 said that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has not yet ventured into any investments and has only spent "very minimal" funds. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB Photo) Recto,...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 13 called on lawmakers to observe full transparency in the upcoming deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Hontiveros made the call during the Senate Committee on Finance's first briefing on the proposed...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 1 dismissed speculations she would be replacing outgoing Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual who will step down from his post effective Friday.Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB Photo)Following Pascual's resignation, Poe's name cropped up as his possible...
The Senate Committee on Finance has agreed to channel more funds for the implementation of the Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). FLEMMS is a nationwide household-based survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy rates, and educational skills...
The Senate Committee on Finance should consider banning the use of contingency funds to increase the confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) of civilian agencies under the proposed national budget for 2024. Sen. Risa Hontiveros suggested this to Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara on...
Senate Committee on Finance chief Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara on Wednesday, November 8 disclosed that the government has yet to spend around P1.27-trillion or 24 percent of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairperson of the Committee...
Senators on Tuesday, October 10 urged Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan to make a decisive move as they question the agency's inability to relocate electric posts in the middle of widened roads.Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Manuel Bonoan...
