After Vice President Sara Duterte was lauded for giving up on pursuing the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) request for its P500 million confidential funds, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said that the possibility of it being restored remains. Pimentel told reporters on...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The results of the recent "Tugon ng Masa" survey by OCTA Research is "clear proof" that the House of Representatives made the right move when it comes to the issue of confidential funds, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep....
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB. Facebook House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants to get a categorical statement from Vice President Sara Duterte regarding the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President SaraDuterte (PPAB, Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro taunted Vice President Sara Duterte Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9 after the latter declared in a statement...
Vice President Sara Duterte is no longer asking Congress to grant its proposed P500-million confidential funds for 2024 because the issue has been “divisive.” Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a statement sent to the media on Thursday, Nov. 9, the official noted the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, October 9 proposed that the P50-million worth of confidential fund allocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the 2024 national budget be realigned to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement...
Occidental Mindoro lone district Rep. Leody "Odie" Tarriela (Rep. Tarriela's office) "We echoed the pulse of the majority." Occidental Mindoro lone district Rep. Leody "Odie" Tarriela made this declaration Wednesday, Nov. 8 after seeing the results of OCTA...
Quezon City 3rd district Rep. Franz Pumaren (Facebook) Deputy Majority Leader Quezon City 3rd district Rep. Franz Pumaren stressed that the House of Representatives did the right thing in realigning confidential funds from the 2024 national budget. This,...
Vice President Sara Duterte welcomed the petition filed by legal and economic experts asking the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the P125-million confidential funds transferred to her office in December 2022. Vice President Sara Duterte (OVP photo) In a video message on Tuesday, Nov....
WATCH: VP and @DepEd_PH Secretary Sara Duterte welcomed the move to discuss the legality of transferring funds. She expressed optimism that the "wisdom" of the Supreme Court will "finally resolve" the issue. (Video courtesy of DepEd) @manilabulletin https://t.co/ZdBrokJoRz...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, November 5 reiterated his stand that the Office of the President should be given zero intelligence funds under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Pimentel insisted that departments or government...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) that was submitted by the House of Representatives to the Senate Saturday, Nov. 4 contained P194.5 billion in...
