The Bicameral Conference Committee has retained the P733-million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) under the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). This was disclosed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, December 11, after the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked senators on Wednesday, Dec. 11 for ultimately backing the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), which was something they initially opposed in the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will get zero subsidy in the P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget. This was according to Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Grace Poe, citing that they still have their P600 billion reserve fund. "Nakita natin PhilHealth, yung subsidiya na...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bicameral Conference Committee approved on Wednesday morning, Dec. 11 the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB)--the biggest outlay in the country’s history. This, after ranking members of the...
Next year's midterm elections could temper government expenditures due to a scheduled ban on new spending, such that the Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has urged prompt disbursements as well as implementation of programs and projects under the proposed...
Malacañang disclosed that President Marcos is expected to sign the proposed 2025 national budget on Dec. 20. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez said on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that the signing of the national budget for next year is tentatively scheduled on Dec. 20,...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. As a public servant with more than 20 years of service, one of my visions is for our government to operate in a more transparent, open, inclusive, sustainable, and efficient manner. Thus, when I assumed office as the Department of...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide a higher service recognition incentive (SRI) for public school teachers. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and DepEd Secretary...
President Marcos is expected to sign four of his priority bills, including the 2025 national budget, before the year ends, the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) said on Monday, Dec. 9. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signs three legislative measures into law: ‘Amendments to...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has approved the creation of 4,000 new positions for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in 2024 to strengthen its core functions. The additional positions—819 officers and 3,181 non-officers—aim to bolster the PCG's core...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial board unanimously approved the province’s proposed P6.4-billion budget for next year during its regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The expenditure is 18.8 percent higher by P1.022 billion than last year’s P5.4 billion. LACSON (FB) Gov. Eugenio...
Beyond Budget Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Infrastructure development is the cornerstone of our economic development. I believe it has the power to transform our society by creating jobs, connecting people, and changing lives — a catalyst for holistic national progress. It is...
