As Malacañang announced that the National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Friday, July 31, that it has available stockpiles and standby funds amounting to more...
President Duterte may have been given with the "wrong" information when he was chiding lawmakers for calling out the underspending of COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (Malacañang) Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III gave this assumption...
President Duterte snapped at Congress after some lawmakers claimed the government was underspending the funds allotted to the coronavirus response, saying they were only talking about one percent of the money that was actually released. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement...
The unused scholarship funds amounting to P1.7 billion will be returned to the government coffers, the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has assured. (DOST-SEI) DOST-SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo assured the public that the funds will be remitted...
As typhoon “Fabian” brought monsoon rains that caused flooding in Metro Manila, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, July 22, that it has standby funds and available stockpiles amounting to more than P1.72 billion. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The...
Where will President Duterte get the "sacks" of money needed to bankroll the campaign of administration candidates in the 2022 elections? President Rodrigo Duterte attends the National Assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Clark, Pampanga on July 17, 2021....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has requested Malacañan for more budget that will be used in the hiring of more contact tracers as the country continues its fight against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a news briefing, DILG Assistant Secretary Odilon...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, July 14, called out the Commission on Audit (COA) as well as other media reports pointing out its “low utilization rate” of the Bayanihan 2 funds. CHED Chairperson Popoy De Vera (Photo from CHED) “The media reports, and for that matter...
Malacañang is waiting for the report from line agencies to determine the amount of unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Bayanihan 2 funds were released to line agencies, but they were given...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Monday, July 5, that it has enough funds to respond to the needs of Taal Volcano evacuees and continue its disaster relief efforts. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista checks on the situation of Taal Volcano evacuees in Laurel and...
Vice President Leni Robredo can only wonder what she could have done if she had access to the P18.4-billion unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN The unused portion of the fund,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday, July 4, that around 90 percent of the P4.35 billion funds under Bayanihan 2 Law for distance learning have already been “successfully obligated and disbursed”. Department of Education (Photo from DepEd Facebook Page) DepEd issued a statement...
