The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has terminated the 2025 budget debates for the Department of Finance (DOF), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the...
(Left) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Facebook) Leaders of the Committee on Appropriations have called on their colleagues in the House of Representatives to prioritize the immediate passage of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a stern message to critics of the House of Representatives on Monday, Sept. 16, the first day of the marathon plenary debates on the proposed...
The Senate is committed to ensure the passage of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 despite the on-going investigations of the Upper Chamber into issues that are of national interest. Escudero said that even as several committees of the Senate are in the thick of...
The MRT-3 (DOTr) Good news for commuters. Some P2.56 billion will be poured into the ongoing rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), said Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said in a statement on Sunday, Sept....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives switches gears on Monday, Sept. 16 from the just-concluded committee level deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget to the even...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Over four million indigent Filipino senior citizens who are now getting the law-mandated monthly pension of P1,000 are set to enjoy this benefit in 2025 thanks to the P49.8-billion outlay for this social protection program...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations is merely doing its job. Committee Senior Vice Chairperson Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo had...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is aiming to approve the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on third and final reading by Sept. 25, according to Marikina...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he is hoping that the impasse between the House of Representatives and Vice President Sara Duterte will end soon in a more favorable note. This, after the House of Representatives committee on appropriations recommended slashing the proposed...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The lack of familiarity or knowledge with the proposed P2.037-billion 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) could be the reason why Vice...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P31.93 billion for salary increase for government employees as of Tuesday, Sept. 10. The DBM said it has begun distributing funds for salary adjustments, and the implementation is now underway across government agencies. This came after...
