Amid the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) implemented 96 percent of its total funds. Education Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement issued Tuesday, Jan. 11, said that it was...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) received a budget amounting to P24.268 billion for 2022 under the P5.024-trillion national budget signed by President Duterte on Dec. 30. (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated the importance of ensuring the country’s healthcare system is fully funded in order to fully overcome the challenges of COVID-19 amid emerging threats of the ongoing pandemic. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said this is why he...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers said the imposition of stricter quarantine status over Metro Manila and nearby provinces is a necessary setback in the country’s recovery in the wake of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variant. The inter-agency Development Budget...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said that the higher allocation for 2022 would be vital in its initiatives this year including the planned expansion of limited face-to-face classes nationwide. Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) visit a pilot school in Polillo...
The Department of Education (DepEd) officially announced that it would receive a higher allocation this year following the approval of the 2022 national budget. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In the General Appropriations Act (GAA), P631.77 billion was given to DepEd as allocation at...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Jan. 4, commended the national government for giving priority to the education sector by increasing its 2022 budget. (Photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in a statement, expressed gratitude to President Duterte and Congress after the...
Re-electionist Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said she hopes that the budget increase for the local government units (LGUs) in the 2022 national budget would empower them in their respective areas of jurisdiction. De Lima said the start of the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he hopes that development projects being pushed by lawmakers would undergo at least proper planning and consultation with local authorities as well as implementing agencies starting next year and beyond. Lacson said the country cannot...
The 2022 P5.024-trillion national budget will be critical in implementing the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response, and in ensuring the country’s economic recovery. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, issued this statement after...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday called on national government agencies to utilize their funds wisely and properly so as to help spur the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery. Go said President Duterte’s signing of the P5-trillion General...
President Duterte has signed into law the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, which ensures funding for the country's coronavirus pandemic response and recovery efforts from the onslaught of typhoon Odette. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Duterte signed Republic Act No....