Palace defends budget against Church critics
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin yesterday defended the 2025 national budget amid criticisms from the Catholic clergy, which called it “ayuda” or aid-driven.
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin yesterday defended the 2025 national budget amid criticisms from the Catholic clergy, which called it “ayuda” or aid-driven.
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expressed his support for the Department of Agriculture's (DA) plan to declare a national food security emergency,…
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The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday assured the public that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has more than enough surplus funds to cover…
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The project involves concreting 1,635 meters of road and constructing 275 meters of slope protection.
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The lower-than-expected 5.6 percent growth in 2024 which fell short of the government goal of at least a 6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) expansion must…
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Imagine the impact if the Executive Secretary and members of the upper and lower chambers of the Legislative body are indicted and face sanctions by the…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has received a letter from Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero asking him to certify as urgent a bill seeking to reset…
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Two new infrastructures in Davao City — the Davao City Bypass Construction Project and Bucana Bridge — are nearing completion, according to the Department of…
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The allegations surrounding the supposed blank items in the bicameral conference committee report on the 2025 budget are “malicious” and “politically…
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BANTAY, Ilocos Sur — A P1.1 billion infrastructure project connecting the towns of Caoayan and Santa is being fast-tracked by the Department of Public Works…
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it was not aware of the blank pages in the Bicameral Conference Committee (Bicam) report that was the basis…
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Malacañang was not involved with the so-called “blank pages” in the bicameral conference committee report on the 2025…
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Malacañan Palace is not involved in the so-called “blank pages” in the bicameral conference committee report on the…
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday clarified that he had not signed any blank entries in the approved bicameral conference committee report…
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Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman signed Memorandum Circular No. 597 on Wednesday which provides the guidelines, rules and…
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SANTA MARIA, Bulacan — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started the construction of the Super Health Center II in Uban, Barangay Catmon…
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In the budget law are P200 billion or so in unprogrammed items that the Department of Finance (DoF) would need to look for sources of funding for.
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The efficient capture of revenue streams is a result of efficiency in revenue collection and management of potential income sources due to the development of…
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