The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Two House leaders have guaranteed the lower chamber's compliance with the Supreme Court's (SC) request for a copy of the enrolled bill containing the 2025...
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...
Malacañang stayed tight-lipped over a petition lodged before the Supreme Court against the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), saying it is "too soon to comment" about the matter. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said it was too early to comment on the...
"He's lying." This was how President Marcos responded to the comments of former president Rodrigo Duterte on the 2025 national budget, which he claimed to be containing irregularities such as blank items. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. "He's lying. He's a president. He knows that...
Malacañang slammed "malicious" claims alleging President Marcos for purposely leaving certain parts of the 2025 national budget blank to simply fill in the amounts like in a blank check. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin ((John Louie Abrina) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a...
President Marcos admitted that this year's national budget was "suboptimal" but he assured that they are in the process of making remedies for it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) "Well, I – perhaps the budget as was passed, you could describe it as...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will have to stop its medical and assistance program after the provision for it was scrapped under the approved 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) “There is no approved budget for the Medical and...
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...
President Marcos on Tuesday, Dec. 31, said he vetoed some line items in the proposed P6.3-trillion budget for 2025 as he said he does not want to compromise the future and needs to prioritize fiscal sustainability. In his explanation to Senate President Chiz Escudero and House Speaker Martin...
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...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has hailed the signing of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or the national budget as a product of a true collaborative process. Escudero...
