Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero (Escudero's Facebook page) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expects the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget to be approved either by the first or second week of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero says he would rather say nothing on whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte will attend the Senate’s upcoming budget hearings. This, after...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Sept. 26, 2024, I had the honor of speaking — as the chairperson of the Philippine-Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) — at the OGP Leaders Roundtable at the Ford Foundation as one of the side events during the 79th United...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Left) and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Screenshot from Facebook live) “We agreed to disagree, and all’s well that ends well.” This was Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin’s bookend...
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...
Although her Calaguas Island trip turned controversial, Vice President Sara Duterte said she was still “happy” with it and highlighted that the island needs more visitors since they rely heavily on tourism. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a press conference held in her...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) So upset were some House of Representatives members over Vice President Sara Duterte's total snub of the plenary budget debates that they sought to give...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) After giving the Office of the Vice President (OVP) three chances to appear before the plenary, the House of Representatives tackled the OVP’s proposed budget for 2025 on the final day of budget...
Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo (Romualdo’s Facebook page) Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo recommended a meager budget of P1,000 for the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) over concerns...
Stressing that she is answerable to the 32 million Filipinos who voted her to power, Vice President Sara Duterte dismissed on Wednesday, Sept. 25, a suggestion by the so-called “Young Guns” in the House of Representatives for her to resign. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Sept. 25, that she will only attend the budget deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, September 25, said they are confident that Congress would be able to pass the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on time. Escudero and Romualdez made the assurance during a...
