A non-government organization (NGO), backed by Duterte allies, will file on Monday, Feb. 10 criminal charges against House Speaker Martin Romualdez and other congressmen over falsification of public documents after they allegedly inserted billions worth of funds into the 2025 budget. The Citizens...
Malacañang assured the public that the government would be transparent in using the country's coffers amid challenges to the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Malacañang photo) In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) The urgency to enact the national budget on time justifies not having lawmakers ratify corrections to the bicam report just before the budget measure gets signed by the President. Marikina...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, January 22 rejected claims there were supposedly items in the P6.3-trillion General Appropriations Act of 2025 that were left blank. In a press briefing at the Senate, Escudero said he found such claims preposterous considering...
Malacañang has nothing to do with the removal of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co as chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin ((John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) "I have no opinion on that. That’s the discretion of the Congress," Executive...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo says the House Committee on Appropriations will continue to function even without a chairman. "Tuloy lang naman po ang...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (left), Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (PPAB, Facebook) House Assistant Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre attested to the grueling work that Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co had...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co clarified on Monday afternoon, Jan. 13 that it was his personal decision to "step down" as House Committee on Appropriations chairman. Co, in a statement,...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The chairmanship of the Committee on Appropriation--one of the most powerful positions in the House of Representatives--was declared vacant during plenary session Monday, Jan. 13. Losing the plum post was...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 1, announced that it is exploring collaborative measures with other agencies to close funding gaps following the signing of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2025. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement, DepEd said it is...
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro and former ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, December 31, denounced the signing of what they perceived to be a “deceptive” version of the P 6.3-trillion national budget for 2025. Both lawmakers said President Ferdinand...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos' "timely signing" of the P6.352-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) or national budget for 2025 "ensures uninterrupted government operations while...
