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It is now up to the Executive department to implement the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2026 in a manner consistent with the efforts to foster transparency and public accountability, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Tuesday, December 30. Zubiri...

As lawmakers start threshing out the differing provisions in their version of the 2026 national budget, senators zeroed in on the questionable budget increase for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) and farm-to-market roads (FMR). Senate President Pro...

Senators on Sunday, June 8 called for the immediate convening of the bicameral conference committee that will tackle the wage hike bill to provide the much needed income relief to private sector workers amid the growing economic pressures.   Since both the Senate and House of Representatives have...

After calling on his Cabinet secretaries to resign, President Marcos challenged them to complete all projects under their agencies on time and on budget. Speaking during the presentation of two new laws—Republic Act (RA) 12145 and RA 12180—at the Malacañan Palace on Thursday, May 22, Marcos...

President Marcos will "keep an eye," not literally sit, on the 2026 budget deliberations, Malacañang clarified. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President 's pronouncement to oversee the budget process was merely to express that "he will keep an...