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(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte said the 2019 General Appropriations Act is a “reflection of our vision for the Philippines and the Filipino people.” Duterte gave this message as he signed the budget bill into law but vetoed P95.3 million worth of items which the Senate had described as “illegal alignments” made by the House. In his message, Duterte emphasized that “the hard-earned money of our people must be used to improve the condition of our […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte also subjected certain provisions of the 2019 national budget to conditional implementation, the Palace said. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the following were subjected to the same to ensure conformity with existing laws: allowance and benefits of teachers and the creation of teaching positions, construction of evacuation centers, funding for foreign-assisted projects, revolving fund, lump-sum appropriations for capital outlays, financial assistance to local government units funding requirements of the country’s […]
(Eagle News)—The Senate and the House of Representatives will meet on Monday, March 25, to thresh out the contentious issues over the proposed national budget. It was unclear who exactly would meet whom but Speaker Gloria Arroyo earlier designated House appropriations chair Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr., San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman to speak with senators about the proposed national budget. The meeting will take place days after the House officially […]
(Eagle News) – The leadership of the House of Representatives has decided to retrieve the 2019 budget documents it had submitted to the Senate in an attempt to resolve the long-standing budget impasse. In a statement, appropriations panel chair Rolando Andaya Jr., said that the Secretary General had been sent to the Senate “retrieve the budget books.” But he clarified that this does not mean that the House was “withdrawing of backtracking” from their […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 22, welcomed the Senate’s approval of the proposed 2019 national budget. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the proposed budget will “lay the groundwork for an anticipated impressive economic performance.” A bicameral conference committee is slated to meet to reconcile their versions of the General Appropriations Bill. Earlier, the Senate deleted the P75 […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — “Sue me.” Ito ang naging tugon ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa banta ni House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr., na magsasampa siya ng kaso laban sa kaniya sa Korte Supreme kapag bigong maipatupad ang ika-apat na tranche ng salary increase para sa mga kawani ng gobyerno sa Enero 15. Ayon kay Diokno, ang umento sa sahod ay nakapaloob sa panukalang 2019 National Budget na nakabinbin pa sa Kongreso. […]
(Eagle News) — The districts of the former leaders of the House of Representatives would actually get the bigger share of allocation for infrastructure projects under the House’s proposed national budget for 2019, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Tuesday, Dec. 11. In a letter to be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte, Andaya said topping the list with the “biggest (Department of Public Works and Highways) projects” were the district of former Speaker […]
(Eagle News) — Dahil sa kabiguan ng Kamara na maisumite ang panukalang 3.7 trillion budget para sa 2019, namimiligrong magkaroon ng re-enacted budget sa susunod na taon. Nakalusot na sa second reading sa Kamara noong Oktubre ang panukala pero hindi pa ito naitra-transmit sa Senado. Sa November 28 pa raw ito nakatakdang pagtibayin ng mababang kapulungan sa third at final reading at November 29 pa maisusumute sa Senado. Nangangamba si Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, dahil […]
(Eagle News) — Pinaninindigan ng malakanyang na dapat ay cash-based ang 2019 national budget. Binigyang diin ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na mas maraming bentahe ang cash-based budget kumpara sa obligation based at akma ito sa isinusulong na kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa korupsyon. Sinabi ni Roque na sa ganitong sistema ng alokasyon , mas mabilis ding matatapos ang mga proyekto at maiiwasan ang mga nakatiwangwang o nakatenggang government projects. Iwas antala rin aniya ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng Department of Budget Management (DBM) ang budget preparations para sa susunod na taon kahit kasisimula pa lang ng 2018. Ayon kay Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, aabot sa record high na 4.2 trillion pesos ang budget para sa 2019. Mas mataas ito ng 11.5 percent sa naaprubahang 3.76 trillion pesos para ngayong taon na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noon lang December 19, 2017. Inilabas na ng kagawaran […]
