The Senate Finance Committee will not allow the upcoming hearings on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 as a venue to discuss the merits of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, chairman of the Senate finance panel, said the...
As the Senate starts deliberations on the 2027 national budget, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government’s economic team to show how much of the 2026 budget has been spent, where the funds went, and how much the country has borrowed. In a letter to Senate Finance Committee...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) contributed a total of ₱97.84 billion to the national government from 2022 to the first semester of 2026 through taxes, dividends, and mandatory remittances that help fund healthcare and other public programs. The agency recorded its highest annual...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla has declared that the agency is "very serious" when it comes to protecting female police officers from gender-based violence. Remulla affirmed this commitment during the agency 's marathon budget hearing Thursday,...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations has met with University of the Philippines (UP) officials in a bid to strengthen support for education and disaster preparedness, with Project NOAH being the centerpiece. Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela "Mika" Suansing did so...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson raised the possibility of reducing financial support to persistently non-performing government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) instead so the government can maximize its limited resources. Lacson made the proposal during the Development Budget...
Massive contractions in public infrastructure spending may have bottomed out by midyear, with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) saying funds have already been released and are now awaiting faster spending by implementing agencies in the second half. Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon...
As Congress deliberates on the proposed 2027 national budget, influential business group Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is demanding “zero tolerance” against insertions and other schemes that lead to corruption. MAP, which comprises the country’s leading business executives,...
Senate Finance Committee chief Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, August 27 pushed for a “back to basic” approach to the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, saying next year’s budget should be marked with tighter spending and greater accountability. Ejercito...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has received assurance from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that local water detention facilities and other flood mitigation projects are now in the pipeline and included in the government’s broader flood management...
House Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela "Mika" Suansing has filed the 2027 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget worth P7.2 trillion. Designated as House Bill (HB) No. 10858, the GAB is the legislative equivalent of the 2027...
House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Palawan 2nd district Rep. Jose "Pepito" Alvarez has framed the Pax Silica hub as a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity that the Philippines would be ill-advised to ignore. Alvarez had this to say Wednesday, Aug. 26, during the committee’s hearing on...
