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Senator Bong Go underscored the importance of efficient government spending, especially in light of the ongoing Senate plenary budget deliberations. Go also emphasized that prioritizing the needs of the less fortunate and ensuring their welfare must remain a top consideration. “So far, we are on the right track, ‘yung schedule ay nasusunod naman po. I […]
After extensive deliberations and negotiations, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the P5.768-trillion national budget for next year, just before Congress adjourns for a month-long break.Speaker Martin Romualdez lauded the timely passage of the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), stating that it not only demonstrated the commitment of the House to […]
In anticipation of the influx of cancer patients seeking treatment at the government health facilities, Senator Sonny Angara assured that there are funds under the national budget for this purpose. The head of the Philippine General Hospital’s Cancer Institute, Dr. Jorge Ignacio, recently noted that the state-run institution is “bracing for the worst” in the […]
A lawmaker is urging the national government to increase the allocation for Mindanao in next year’s national budget by at least 5 percent or by P286 billion to promote growth and development in the island region. Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez said the proposed budget augmentation should be included in the State of […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte said Thursday that President Duterte’s signing of laws extending the validity of unspent funds under both the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) will let the government further accelerate public spending and fast-track the recovery of the domestic economy from the pandemic-induced […]
The Senate with 22 affirmative votes, no negative and no abstention, passed on third and final reading the proposed P4.506 trillion national budget. The Senate approved House Bill No. 7727 or the General Appropriations Act of 2021, which includes funding to strengthen the government’s COVID- 19 response, provide assistance to victims of calamities, and support […]
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has assured that there will be no delay or adverse effects to be encountered if the national budget for 2020 is not signed into law before yearend. Cayetano made the assurance following the statement of Acting Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado that the 2020 budget is now scheduled to be signed […]
The Senate has decided to suspend its sessions in view of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the Bicameral Conference Committee deliberations on the proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 budget. In explaining the week-long work suspension, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Senate work was automatically suspended starting December 2, Monday, […]
To make up for the delays in the implementation and completion of key infrastructure and social projects this year, Senator Sonny Angara urged all agencies to disburse and utilize their budgets for 2019 to achieve growth targets this year. The call is in response to the statement of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) […]
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a joint resolution extending the availability of the 2019 budget for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) and capital outlays to Dec. 31, 2020. Angara filed Senate Joint Resolution No. 7, seeking to amend Section 65 of the general provisions of RA 11260 or the General Appropriations Act of Fiscal […]