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(Eagle News)–The deadlock over the proposed national budget between the Senate and the House of Representatives was finally broken with Senate President Tito Sotto signing the enrolled budget bill of the House as is but “with reservations.” Sotto clarified in a press conference on Tuesday, March 26, that even with the signing, the Senate was still against the “alignments” made by the House of Representatives in the version ratified by the Senate and the House. […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, March 6, said President Rodrigo Duterte will not interfere in the “intramurals” in Congress over the national budget for 2019. “They will have to settle whatever conflict they have among themselves,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement when asked whether the developments in Congress were delaying the transmittal of the bill for Duterte’s signature. Senator Panfilo Lacson’s has alleged Speaker Gloria Arroyo realigned P25 million from the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Jan. 29, urged members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to make public their proposed amendments to the P3.7-trillion national budget for this year. In doing so, Lacson noted that the bicameral committee, where the House of Representatives and Senate versions of the proposed national budget will be reconciled, was a “venue for sneaky horse trading among legislators.” He said for his part, “in the […]
Tinanggap ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno ang inihaing mandamus petition sa Korte Suprema kaugnay sa paglalabas ng ika-apat na tranche ng salary hike ng gobyerno. Ayon sa kalihim, mainam aniya ito para maresolba na ang nasabing usapin. Tugon ito ng kalihim matapos maghain si House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr., sa Supreme Court ng petition for mandamus para utusan ang DBM na ibigay na ang ang salary hike para sa mga kawani ng gobyerno. Gayunpaman, […]
(Eagle News)—-Senate President Tito Sotto on Sunday, Dec. 16, expressed hope the 2019 budget would be passed before the end of January next year. In a radio interview, Sotto said deliberations on the budget allocations of the remaining agencies will resume on Jan. 14, after the monthlong break of Congress. After those, he said the amendments to the proposed budget would be tackled, and then the proposal would be subjected to the bicameral conference. “Hopefully […]
(Eagle News)–A mayor from Bicol has said the person behind the “parking” of at least P300 million worth of infrastructure projects in the proposed 2019 budget is a former Cabinet official seeking a post in next year’s elections. This is according to House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya, who issued a statement on Sunday, Dec. 16, in apparent response to Senator Panfilo Lacson’s allegations a staff member of a senator offered a part of his pork barrel […]
Diokno unfazed; questions integrity of his accusers (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 12, adopted a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his appointment of Ben Diokno as Budget secretary. House Resolution 2365, authored by Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, was adopted after Diokno was grilled by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya for what the lawmaker said were “insertions” amounting to billions in infrastructure funds in the proposed 2019 national budget […]
(Eagle News) — Maaaring mawalan ng trabaho ang nasa 15,000 health workers kasunod ng pagkakaroon ng mababang budget ng Department of Health (DOH) sa susunod na taon. Sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque, maraming mga kontraktwal na manggagawa ang posibleng matanggal sa kanilang posisyon. Una rito, iginiit ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) na ang isa sa mga maapektuhan ng budget cut ang health human resources deployment dahil ang pondo ay inilipat sa maintenance […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte approved the proposed P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019 in a cabinet meeting on Monday night, the Palace spokesperson said Tuesday, July 10. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque disclosed that the President approved the national budget during the 27th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday, July 9, 2018. “Kahapon din po ay na-approve po ng Gabinete ‘yung ating budget for 2019. At ang ating budget po ay P3.757 trillion […]
