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The Senate has approved the P8.9 billion proposed budget of the Office of the President (OP) and its attached offices for 2023, which includes the P4.5 billion in confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs). After two hours of plenary debates, Senator Sonny Angara, sponsor of the 2023 General Appropriations Act and chairman of the Senate Committee […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III commended the Marcos administration for putting up a Medium Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) that aims to guide the budgeting process in the next six years. Pimentel complimented the administration for being the first to introduce the framework that supports its agenda for prosperity. “I would like to congratulate this […]
A measure seeking to increase the yearly service incentive leave (SIL) of employees in the private sector from five to 10 days hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives. During the plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 988, which seeks to amend the Labor Code of the Philippines. The […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte underscored the importance of resilience in the effective delivery of services to QCitizens and putting the city on the road to recovery. During her fourth State of the City Address (SOCA) delivered recently, Belmonte said the city government became an exemplar of resiliency by not giving up amid insurmountable odds. […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to recognize the invaluable contribution and sacrifices of our education support personnel and the whole education sector by declaring the 16th of May as World Education Support Personnel day. Senate Bill No. 1472 states that in observance of the National Education Support Personnel Day, the sixteenth (16th) […]
Senator Francis Tolentino said that having a more comprehensive and easy to understand weather forecast will somehow help lessen casualties during times of calamities brought by severe weather conditions. Tolentino made the remarks as the country remembers the lives lost during the ill-fated devastation of Super Typhoon Yolanda (International codename: Haiyan) exactly nine years ago. […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the House leadership to immediately take up his proposed measure to establish Kadiwa Agri-food Terminals in every city and municipality to help farmers and fisherfolk and alleviate the high prices of basic commodities amid the problem of inflation. Lee made the statement after the country’s inflation rate spiked […]
Davao City has earned the Local Champion for Marine Litter Action Award for pioneering the country’s program against marine waste.Ancillary Services Unit (ASU) officer-in-charge Paul Bermejo said the city won the award for having implemented a localized Philippine action plan for marine litter among other local government units in the country. The award was presented […]
The city government of Cagayan de Oro started a 20 percent discount for its taxpayers this year.Mayor Rolando Uy said the discount for local taxes is mandated under Ordinance No. 14389-2022 and applies to those who pay in full before January 1, 2023. The discount covers real property taxes as well as additional taxes accruing to […]
Senator Bong Go is going all in to increase the national calamity fund but said the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) should be created to handle such a budget. Go has been pushing for the DDR since the previous administration to unify and streamline all responsibilities related to disaster preparedness and response. “Bilyon bilyon ang […]