With a little over three months left until the end of 2021, the government has yet to disburse about ₱192 billion in appropriations classified as "For Later Release" or FLR, in this year's national budget. Marikina 2nd District Representative Stellq Quimbo (Teacher Stella Quimbo/Facebook)...
Increases in public spending last month forced the national government to raise its budget deficit in the first eight-months of the year near the trillion peso mark. Bureau of the Treasury office The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Thursday, Sept. 23, that the Duterte administration’s fiscal...
Stressing that cancer remains the leading cause of death and disability in the country, Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas has sought an additional P800 million for the cancer care and treatment budget of the Department of Health for 2022. Rep.Alfred Vargas hearing microphone Vargas, chairman of the...
The Office of the President (OP) has assured senators that it will prioritize and speed up government programs and projects whose funds were identified as "for later release" (FLR), as well as the "institutional amendments" of lawmakers in this year's national budget. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny'...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has stressed the need to scrap the Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (DBM-PS) following the issues and controversies hounding the government procurement agency. In filing House Bill No. 10222, Rodriguez said national government...
Unless Congress gets back the power of the purse, Filipinos may again expect lack of transparency and abbreviated deliberations resulting from the railroaded passage of the national budget. House of Representatives plenary House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
Senator Francis Pangilinan has questioned the supposed reduction of funds for government hospitals under the P4.5-trillion 2022 proposed national budget. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) "Nasa pandemya tayo. Mag-iisang buwan na rin tayong nasa mga 20,000 ang new cases...
The Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) appealed to lawmakers Thursday, September 16, for an increased budget in 2022. Commission on Human Rights CHR chairperson Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon that while the constitutional body was given an increase in its funds for the salaries of its personnel,...
The House Committee on Appropriations has approved the Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s proposed P151.34 billion budget for 2022. The budget proposal, approved Wednesday, Sept. 15, will now advance to the Plenary for deliberations. DOTR123 Significantly, infrastructure projects took up 88...
The country’s solid financial footing amid the ongoing pandemic validated the “good work” of the Department of Finance (DOF) as well as the correctness of the reforms and policies it has pursued, the government’s chief economic manager said. In his presentation before senators of the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday sought the help of the House of Representatives in restoring the budget for its service contracting program under the proposed 2022 national budget. Transportation Undersecretary for Finance Undersecretary Giovanni Lopez told the House Committee...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, Sept. 15 said the government should focus on the war against COVID-19 pandemic which poses bigger repercussions to the lives of thousands of Filipinos and to the country’s economy as well. “We are at war with COVID-19. The government should focus on this war....
