(Left) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2025 includes the P253.4-billion...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes (Facebook) A ranking congresswoman has brushed off as mere "childish tantrums" Vice President Sara Duterte's complaints over the Philippine National Police's (PNP)...
The national government intends to slash the budget for state universities and colleges (SUCs) next year by around P14 billion, based on the data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). According to the National Expenditure Program (NEP) submitted by the DBM to the Congress on Monday,...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has formally submitted a copy of the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2025 to the Senate. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, together with other senators, receives a copy of the National Expenditure Program (NEP)...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives officially received on Monday, July 29, the P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or the proposed national budget for 2025. Like past budget measures, next year's NEP has its own...
The Office of the President (OP) is seeking once again a P4.56-billion confidential and intelligence fund from its proposed 2025 budget. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Under the OP's proposed budget, the presidential office is retaining its confidential and intelligence...
NCAA juniors back-to-back champion Colegio de San Juan de Letran and UAAP bridesmaid National University-Nazareth School will headline the highschool squads in the inaugural season of the Next Generation Basketball League (NGBL) which fires off Sunday, Aug. 11. NGBL teams battle for glory in...
Senators on Monday, July 29 called on authorities to expedite the arrest of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo whom law enforcers said was “sighted in Bulacan.” The information came from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada expressed...
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration is asking for P2 billion less confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) under the P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or proposed...
President Marcos cited the need to maintain the momentum in achieving the country's economic and social transformation as he urged Congress anew to approve the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "Let us stay on track with our...
Vice President Sara Duterte is asking Congress for a budget of P2.037 billion under the proposed 2025 national budget set to be deliberated upon next month. Vice President Sara Duterte Based on the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) or proposed budget for the coming year...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) receives copy of the 2025 NEP from DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Speaker’s office) Job creation, quality education, expanded health care, and social protection are among the main thrusts of the...
