House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives members are urging senators to take a close look at the merits of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A vindication. That's how ranking congressmen described the Senate's decision to adopt the House of Representatives' move of slashing the Office of the Vice President (OVP)...
Some senators on Friday, October 25 expressed plans to question key government agencies on their respective budget allocation for flood control projects. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero disclosed his plan while noting how several areas in the country are still submerged in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has confirmed on Friday, Oct. 25 the lower chamber's transmission of the P6.352-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to the Senate. This 2025...
Despite the inclement weather brought about by Tropical Storm Kristine, the Senate on Thursday, October 24, formally received the copy of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) from the House of Representatives. A copy of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) submitted by a...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House of Representatives has finalized its decision to slash P1.3 billion from the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) under Vice...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The so-called "small committee" in the House of Representatives has decided to realign P292.23 billion under the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero (Escudero's Facebook page) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expects the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget to be approved either by the first or second week of...
BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co (left), AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairperson BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co says she will file this week an ethics complaint against her House colleague,...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House-approved P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will still provide the Office of the Vice President (OVP) under Vice President Sara Duterte with an ample...
Camarines Sur 3rd district Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) A congressman who is a close ally of former vice president Leni Robredo has called for "greater scrutiny" on the Office of the Vice...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), Vice President Sara Duterte )Facebook) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong says he feels "personally insulted" by Vice President Sara Duterte's pronouncement that she plans to...