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The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) lauds the significant budgetary support for early childhood education under the 2026 General Appropriations Act, consistent with the Commission’s appeal for greater investments in the foundational years of learning. This historic allocation will enable the full implementation of the ECCD System Act, or Republic Act 12199. “Part […]
Incoming Senator Ping Lacson, together with his prospective staff, have started taking a deep dive into how the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or national budget was mangled, to prevent a possible similar butchering of the national budget bill for next year. Lacson said they are reviewing how changes were made from the National Expenditure […]
To boost the employability of senior high school (SHS) learners under the technical-vocational livelihood track (TVL), the 2025 national budget will continue funding free assessments for the issuance of national certifications (NCs), Senator Win Gatchalian said. The national budget carried a special provision proposed by Gatchalian, making it mandatory for SHS-TVL learners to undergo free […]
The approved 2025 national budget carried Senator Win Gatchalian’s proposal to provide P80 million in scholarships for child development workers (CDWs). A special provision that Gatchalian proposed lodges the P80 million budget under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) Promotion, Development, and Implementation of Quality Technical Education and Skills Development Programs. Under this […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the approval of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for next year ensures significant progress in the government’s rural electrification program. “We hope that the budget allocation for the National Electrification Administration for 2025 would help push the rural electrification program to its completion in the next couple of years,” Gatchalian said […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero welcomed the signing of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which he described as a product of a truly collaborative process involving the inputs of various sectors, including the public. While the signing took longer than expected, Escudero emphasized that the thorough review of the 2025 GAA by President Ferdinand Marcos […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez said the 2025 national budget embodies the shared commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Congress to make life better for the Filipino people. The leader of the 307-strong House of Representatives lauded the President for signing the budget recently, calling it a “significant milestone.” Romualdez said the outlay for next year […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 10800, or the proposed General Appropriations Bill (GAB) appropriating P6.352-trillion national expenditure for fiscal year 2025. The proposed measure was approved with 18 affirmative votes, and no negative vote. Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III abstained. The budget bill was approved on second and third […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is urging the Senate to restore the P10 billion cut introduced by the House of Representatives to the P50-billion budget for the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program for next year. Dela Rosa made this appeal at the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget […]
In the aftermath of the massive destruction and loss of lives brought about by tropical storm Kristine, Senate President Chiz Escudero said the annual general appropriations act, starting with the 2025 version, should already be “climate adapted and climate resilient.” While it is easy to point fingers at the agencies or personalities supposedly responsible for […]