Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, September 10 said the incoming Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioner should rush the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by thousands of passengers who missed their flights due to unnecessary delays caused by the unreasonable...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House of Committee on Appropriations' per agency deliberations on the P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2025 was concluded on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 10 with the "conditional...
Vice President Sara Duterte named House Speaker Martin Romualdez and House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako-Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy Co as the two lawmakers in control of the country’s coffers, claiming as well that they meddled with the Department of Education’s (DepEd) budget for...
Vice President Sara Duterte declined once again to defend the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed P2.037-billion budget for 2025, as she did not attend the second budget hearing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations on Monday, Sep. 9, swiftly terminated deliberations on the proposed P10.5-billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2025 out of...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that her refusal to answer questions during the first budget deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget was because it was being used by some lawmakers to attack her. Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook)...
A day before the second round of deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget, Vice President Sara Duterte denied allegations that she acted like a “bratinella (spoiled brat)” when she refused to answer questions from members of the House committee on...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has proposed a P4.4-billion annual budget for 2025. MAYOR Albee Benitez leads the deliberation of Bacolod City’s proposed P4.4-billion annual budget for 2025 with department heads and councilors in Bangkok, Thailand last week. (Screengrab from Mayor...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) condemned the Medical Action Group for spreading false and misleading information regarding the coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In a statement, the budget department said the group is sowing fear and panic among Filipinos...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. First, allow me to wish my fellow government workers a meaningful Civil Service Month celebration this September. I laud the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for focusing on sustainable management during this month-long celebration,...
Teachers expressed outrage on Tuesday, Sept. 3, over allegations of budget misuse under Vice President Sara Duterte’s leadership at the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and former DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (MB Visual Content Group) The allegations emerged following a House...
Don’t just act tough. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, September 1 challenged lawmakers of the Senate and House of Representatives to stop merely acting tough and instead exercise real power over the proposed budget of the Office Vice President for 2025....
