Mandaluyong City lone district Rep. Neptali Gonzales II (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The chairman of the House Special Committee on West Philippine Sea (WPS) has called on government to begin treating the protection of the country’s...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaking during the general assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (Speaker’s Office) Following the directive of President Marcos, Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured top local government unit (LGU)...
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. has highlighted a special provision in the 2024 national budget for the travel expenses of foreign-bound Filipino...
Malacañang said it will respond appropriately, if required by the Supreme Court, after three members of the House of Representatives filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the P449.50 billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 national budget. "The Executive Department will answer...
House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday, January 9 rejected claims that an additional P12-billion budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would be used to finance Charter change. Co is referring to Albay Congressman Edcel Lagman’s claim that P12-billion...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it will implement the approved spending appropriations for this year, even if there are legal challenges regarding unprogrammed funds in the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, the budget department maintained that the unprogrammed funds in the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Wednesday, Jan. 3 that he is targeting to file his petition before the Supreme Court (SC) on the unconstitutionality of the additional P450-billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 national budget this week. "The target is this week but...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda expressed confidence that the Supreme Court (SC) would decide in Congress' favor in the event that the 2024 national budget's validity gets challenged. This, after...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that the 2024 national budget has allocated P210-million for the implementation of mental health programs and advocacies of the Department of Education (DepEd). Gatchalian said that he originally proposed P160-million for the implementation of mental health programs to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says that with the signing of the 2024 national budget, the free assessment for national certification of Grade 12 learners taking the Technical-Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) track is assured. Under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the final amount of P438.16...
President Marcos has vetoed sections of the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) pertaining to the Department of Justice (DOJ) revolving funds and implementing the National Government's Career Executive Service Development Program. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave off both an optimistic and forward--looking vibe after he witnessed firsthand the signing of the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 in Malacañang. ...
