
2026 budget may hurdle House amid controversies
The House of Representatives is set to approve the P6.793-trillion proposed 2026 national budget today despite strong objections from minority lawmakers over…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
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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…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin printing more than 90 million ballots Monday for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections…
ENM · · 1 min read

Advocates of zero UA suggest that instead of standby allocations, the government can propose a supplemental budget if it needs additional funds.
DT · · 2 min read

Senate, House move to block inserted pork
Lade Jean Kabagani,Ralph Harvey Rirao · · 5 min read

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…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

The Senate subcommittee on finance will scrutinize the Presidential Communications Office’s (PCO) request to increase its proposed P2.8-billion budget for 2026…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

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.
Ralph Harvey Rirao · · 2 min read

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…
DT · · 1 min read

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense, reaffirmed his strong backing for the Department of National…
DT · · 2 min read

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…
Ralph Harvey Rirao,Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read

Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go reaffirmed his support for the Department of Health’s (DoH) proposed 2026 budget but emphasized that approval must come with…
DT · · 1 min read

Of the 10 in-house lawyers, four are women assigned to handle sensitive cases involving distressed female workers.
Kimberly Anne Ojeda · · 2 min read
Nosy Tarsee overheard House leaders lambasting the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) over the agency’s alleged failure to vet hundreds of billions of…
DT · · 1 min read

The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) outlined a regional plan to modernize and strengthen agricultural cooperation, with a focus on…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

The Philippines, through Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu-Laurel, has formally assumed the chairmanship of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed his admiration for First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and for her contributions that uplift the Philippines and the…
Richbon Quevedo · · 1 min read

Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday reiterated his support for increasing the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), saying Vice President Sara…
DT · · 2 min read

