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The House of Representatives concluded nine days of plenary deliberations on House Bill No. 10858, or the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 General Appropriations Bill, completing the line-by-line examination of the government’s proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget. 245 departments, agencies, attached agencies, and government-owned and controlled corporations, as well as 113 State Universities and Colleges underwent hours […]
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III vowed that the House of Representatives will subject the proposed 2027 national budget to rigorous scrutiny to ensure that every peso delivers concrete benefits to the Filipino people. As the House formally received the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), the Speaker said lawmakers would keep Filipinos at the center […]
A batch of 46 newly promoted generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is set to face scrutiny at the congressional Commission on Appointments (CA). CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said the batch is led by the new Philippine Navy chief, Jose Ma. Ambrosio […]
Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Thursday said members of the Minority will thoroughly scrutinize the National Expenditure Plan (NEP) submitted by the Executive Department while balancing the need to pass the General Appropriations Act (GAA) on time to ensure the prompt delivery of services to the people. This as budget […]
“We in the Minority will work to make sure TRABAHO works.” This was the assurance given by Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in a press briefing said members of the Minority will properly scrutinize the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-quality Opportunities (TRABAHO) bill, several versions of which […]
The P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget will be thoroughly reviewed by each member of the Senate, said Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, chair of the Senate committee on finance, said each senator has an individual checklist on how to evaluate an agency budget or spending item, which would ensure that the review of next year’s budget would […]