House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) So upset were some House of Representatives members over Vice President Sara Duterte's total snub of the plenary budget debates that they sought to give...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) After giving the Office of the Vice President (OVP) three chances to appear before the plenary, the House of Representatives tackled the OVP’s proposed budget for 2025 on the final day of budget...
Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo (Romualdo’s Facebook page) Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo recommended a meager budget of P1,000 for the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) over concerns...
Stressing that she is answerable to the 32 million Filipinos who voted her to power, Vice President Sara Duterte dismissed on Wednesday, Sept. 25, a suggestion by the so-called “Young Guns” in the House of Representatives for her to resign. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Sept. 25, that she will only attend the budget deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, September 25, said they are confident that Congress would be able to pass the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on time. Escudero and Romualdez made the assurance during a...
The Marcos administration’s budget deficit narrowed significantly in August due to robust revenue growth and a slight contraction in public spending, the Bureau of the Treasury reported. In a statement, the Treasury said the national government incurred a fiscal deficit of P54.2 billion in August...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the issuance of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting to P1 billion for this year’s compensation to Marawi siege victims. “This allocation provides monetary compensation for 574...
President Marcos is expected to sign the 2025 national budget before Christmas this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a Palace briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 25, House Speaker Martin Romualdez stated that it is the goal after Marcos certified as...
President Marcos has certified the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) as an urgent measure, allowing lawmakers to expedite the passage of the P6.352-trillion national budget on the second and third reading on the same day. File photos Acting Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed that...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Sept. 19, 2024, I was privileged to join the Fourth Philippines (PH)-Singapore (SG) Business and Investment Summit organized by the PH Embassy in Singapore and the Department of Trade and Industry. The two countries have been staunch...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has given one last chance to Vice President Sara Duterte and the rest of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to defend the agency's...
