Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson said the national budget is the most important legislation that members of the Senate and the House of Representatives pass every year because without it, government agencies and other state-funded projects could not move to deliver essential...
It was a Bohol mayor who ignited the passion of independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson to scrutinize the national budget. At the start of a meeting with representatives of sectoral groups in Bohol on Tuesday, Lacson thanked Jagna Mayor Joseph Rañola for teaching him...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro said on Sunday he is optimistic that the next set of members in Congress would play a crucial role in helping the new administration manage its public debt with P12-trillion worth of loans. The former Tarlac represenative and 1989 Bar toopnotcher said...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Friday, Feb. 25 said keeping the national budgets for the coming years fat-free would be crucial in helping the country recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lacson stressed this as he voiced his support for the National...
The current P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 will provide a 10-figure subsidy to several government-owned coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment hospitals in Quezon City. Quezon City mayoralty bet, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor (Photo from Mike Defensor's Facebook) According...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) received a budget amounting to P24.268 billion for 2022 under the P5.024-trillion national budget signed by President Duterte on Dec. 30. (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated the importance of ensuring the country’s healthcare system is fully funded in order to fully overcome the challenges of COVID-19 amid emerging threats of the ongoing pandemic. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said this is why he...
Re-electionist Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said she hopes that the budget increase for the local government units (LGUs) in the 2022 national budget would empower them in their respective areas of jurisdiction. De Lima said the start of the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he hopes that development projects being pushed by lawmakers would undergo at least proper planning and consultation with local authorities as well as implementing agencies starting next year and beyond. Lacson said the country cannot...
The 2022 P5.024-trillion national budget will be critical in implementing the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response, and in ensuring the country’s economic recovery. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, issued this statement after...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday called on national government agencies to utilize their funds wisely and properly so as to help spur the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery. Go said President Duterte’s signing of the P5-trillion General...
President Duterte has signed into law the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, which ensures funding for the country's coronavirus pandemic response and recovery efforts from the onslaught of typhoon Odette. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Duterte signed Republic Act No....
