Even with the controversial P1.3 billion budget slashed from the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Grace Poe said the office can still perform its mandate with P733 million. In a press conference on Wednesday, November 27, Poe said that members of the Upper...
Voting 18-0-1, the Senate approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, Nov. 26, House Bill 10800 or the P6.352 trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). In plenary, Senator Grace Poe enumerated during the period of committee amendments how the Senate maximized the budget to secure the...
Senator Imee Marcos has formally asked Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero to fine-tune the procedures in the upcoming bicameral conference committee (bicam) meeting on the 2025 national budget. In her letter to Escudero, which she coursed through Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the...
Concerns about rising U.S. Treasury yields and inflation, linked to potential protectionist policies under a Trump administration, have led to an increase in short-term government debt interest rates for the sixth consecutive week, despite a slight decline in investor demand. During the auction on...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives members are urging senators to take a close look at the merits of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A vindication. That's how ranking congressmen described the Senate's decision to adopt the House of Representatives' move of slashing the Office of the Vice President (OVP)...
Some senators on Friday, October 25 expressed plans to question key government agencies on their respective budget allocation for flood control projects. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero disclosed his plan while noting how several areas in the country are still submerged in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has confirmed on Friday, Oct. 25 the lower chamber's transmission of the P6.352-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to the Senate. This 2025...
Despite the inclement weather brought about by Tropical Storm Kristine, the Senate on Thursday, October 24, formally received the copy of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) from the House of Representatives. A copy of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) submitted by a...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House of Representatives has finalized its decision to slash P1.3 billion from the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) under Vice...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The so-called "small committee" in the House of Representatives has decided to realign P292.23 billion under the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national...
Power utility firm Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has announced a potential reduction in consumers’ electricity bills for October. Joe Zaldarriaga, Meralco head of corporate communications, explained that the expected price cuts may be attributed to lower charges in the wholesale electricity...
