Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A pro-poor, pro-growth national budget. That's how Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte described the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, which President Marcos signed in...
"We are working for the people, not for ourselves." This was the reminder of President Marcos to his fellow government officials as he signed the 2024 national budget, telling them to honor the taxpayers who toiled to make the budget possible. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
President Marcos has approved the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, which he said prioritizes programs that advance social and economic transformation. BUDGET APPROVED — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signs the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2024 in a ceremony in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The soon-to-be-enacted P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 won't skimp out on social amelioration or "ayuda" for some 48 million poor Filipinos. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who bared Tuesday, Dec. 19 that early...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, legislators acted like they were part of the executive branch, criticizing the additional P450 billion unprogrammed funds in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). "Feeling executive branch na ang mga legislators...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, December 17 expressed hope President Marcos would not veto the final proposed budget of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that has been outlined in the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for...
While the expected signing of the 2024 national budget before his Japan trip this week did not push through, President Marcos said it may happen in the coming days. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos said they are just waiting for the bicameral...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) An anti-inflation, pro-poor budget. That's how Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co described the prosposed P5.768 trillion budget for 2024, which the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With just two more session days to spare before holiday recess, the House of Representatives ratified on Monday night, Dec. 11 the harmonized version of the proposed P5.768-trillion...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, December 3 said he is confident that the bicameral conference committee tackling the proposed 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will accede to the provision inserted by the Senate that would allow Filipino passengers to reimburse their...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has appealed to the Bicameral Conference Committee to swiftly craft a final version of the 2024 national budget so it could be passed before Congress goes on Christmas break. Romualdez made the call even as the...
Senator Sonny Angara doesn't think that the confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) that were stripped under the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) would be restored during the ongoing bicameral conference committee meetings. Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Committee on Finance, leads...
