For peace and order to be sustainable, Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri told officials and members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) the importance of carrying out a different kind of PPP: a strong police-public partnership. Speaking at the 122nd anniversary...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay is now pushing for a bill that seeks to strictly enforce the standards in the creation and changing of official seals and logos in government. Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) Binay has filed Senate Bill No. 2384 which seeks to...
Flags of the Philippines, China (Unsplash) The Marcos administration has increased to P50 billion the allocation for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) in backdrop of the continued maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing. ...
(Unsplash) A budget of P2.5 billion has been earmarked for the national government's free Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) program for the year 2024. This was learned following the Department of Budget and Management's (DBM) submission of the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, August 7 has called on lawmakers to review the current provisions in the procurement law to help the country’s armed forces develop a credible defense posturing necessary to defend the country from external aggressions, particulary in the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 7, gave an overview of why the Department of Education (DepEd) needs a P150-million confidential fund under the 2024 national budget. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte during the National Brigada Eskwela kick-off...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 7 renewed his push for the modernization of the country’s military assets so it can effectively deter all kinds of threats and provocations in the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate Committee...
(Unsplash) Here's a not-so-fun fact: the Philippine government will have to "borrow" around P4 billion a day based on its 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) or proposed national budget. House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto explains...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto hailed on Saturday, Aug. 5 the "unprecedented" P5-billion increase in the budget for the government’s child feeding program for the year 2024. In a statement, Recto noted...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III (MANILA BULLETIN) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has vowed to scrutinize the proposed 2024 P5.768-trillion national budget. This came as the Senate chief fiscalizer questioned the priorities set by...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. recognized that the government must do more in the next five years to sustain its initial gains to attain effective and transformative development initiatives. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Marcos said this in his 2024...
Senators are keen on scrutinizing all requests for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he will check how and where the proposed CIFs of all...
