Livestreamed budget talks spark House debate
Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to open to the public via livestream the bicameral conference committee…
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Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to open to the public via livestream the bicameral conference committee…
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Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed his support for the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) efforts to strengthen the country’s…
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Senator Bam Aquino has pledged to secure full funding in the 2026 national budget for the 3.5 million students benefiting from the Libreng Kolehiyo Law,…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed P287.4-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026, covering its ten attached agencies, has…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed confidence Wednesday that a presidential veto of the proposed 2026 national budget would be unnecessary, saying the…
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The House of Representatives on Monday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, retaining the P156-million cut to Vice President Sara…
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The House of Representatives is set to approve the P6.793-trillion proposed 2026 national budget today despite strong objections from minority lawmakers over…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin printing more than 90 million ballots Monday for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections…
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Advocates of zero UA suggest that instead of standby allocations, the government can propose a supplemental budget if it needs additional funds.
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The Department of Energy (DoE) is preparing to auction off 335 megawatts (MW) of waste-to-energy (WTE) capacity to convert the country’s growing urban waste…
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The Senate subcommittee on finance will scrutinize the Presidential Communications Office’s (PCO) request to increase its proposed P2.8-billion budget for 2026…
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If these items are truly part of the budget priorities, then they should be included in the programmed appropriations of their respective department’s budgets.
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He renewed his call to increase funding for sports, noting that the PSC continues to receive a disproportionately small share of the national budget despite…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense, reaffirmed his strong backing for the Department of National…
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Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday said the Senate is aiming for a “zero sum” approach to the 2026 national budget. In practical terms, this means…
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Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go reaffirmed his support for the Department of Health’s (DoH) proposed 2026 budget but emphasized that approval must come with…
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Of the 10 in-house lawyers, four are women assigned to handle sensitive cases involving distressed female workers.
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