The Bureau of the Treasury has decided to cancel its short-term borrowing plan for next week to give way for the government's maiden offering of blockchain-backed debt instruments. In a notice signed by Deputy National Treasurer Erwin D. Sta. Ana, the bureau has announced the cancellation of...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri noted how the confidential and intelligence fund (CIF) report of the Office of the President (OP) was one of the most detailed and comprehensive reports that he has seen. Sen. Sonny Angara faces his colleagues during the marathon plenary session on...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Rep. Co's office) House Committee of Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zalday Co foresees smooth sailing between House members and senators once the bicameral committee hearing on the proposed 2024 national...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024 has been crafted to meet the essential needs of Filipinos. Thus, said House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN The House of Representatives will resume sessions on Monday, Nov. 6 with clear-cut goals in mind: enacting the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, and passing the remaining 11 priority...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Congress is eyeing the enactment of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 before Christmas this year. This was gathered from the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) that was submitted by the House of Representatives to the Senate Saturday, Nov. 4 contained P194.5 billion in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has transmitted the proposed 2024 national budget to the Senate as announced during a special joint session on Saturday, Nov. 4. The joint session was held to host the address of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida...
The Marcos administration increased its domestic borrowing program for November, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed on Wednesday, Oct. 25. In a memorandum posted on the Treasury website, the bureau stated that the national government aims to borrow P225 billion from the domestic market...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 11 agencies were affected by the House of Representatives' rationalization of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) in the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has expressed confidence that the realignments to the confidential funds would be adopted in the bicameral...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Some P194 billion worth of realignments--a lot of which have to do with addressing the problem of fast inflation--have been identified in the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024. This was...