(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Calling the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) "useless", ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is proposing to give the agency a budget of just P1 for the year 2024. "Napaka-useless nitong BPI na ito, ‘wag na bigyan ng...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 5, joined the tree-planting activity for the celebration of National Teachers' Month. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte at the tree-planting activity in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. (OVP photo) The official shared...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) As expected, the House Committee on Appropriations extended "parliamentary courtesy" to the Office of the President (OP) Tuesday, Sept. 5, resulting to the swift termination of the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Thirteen hours and 10 minutes. That's how long the House Committee on Appropriations' deliberation on the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) P214-billion proposed budget for 2024 lasted...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for 2024 in just five weeks. Four of these...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government's one-time fuel assistance, aimed at helping public transport drivers and operators cope with skyrocketing gasoline and diesel prices, is expected to be released this week. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Department...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Rep. Rillo's office) A vice chairperson of the House Committee on Tourism has welcomed the P14-billion allocation for access roads and bridges to tourist destinations in the country under the P5.768-trillion National...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The judiciary is seeking an additional P6.7 billion for its budget next year, members of the House Committee on Appropriations learned on Thursday, Aug. 31. The judiciary made its...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) and its foreign development-partners have gained traction on rural solar photovoltaic (PV) installations that are set to benefit at least four electric cooperatives (EC) in Visayas and Mindanao grids. Via the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP)...
DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar (Screenshot from YouTube live) Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar is open to having a separate agency handle the government's low-cost socialized housing...
The late DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for 2024 in just five weeks. Four of these weeks will be...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The House Committee on Appropriations is eyeing the augmentation of the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which is the country’s "main investment promotion agency". Thus,...
