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Economy defies the odds

The Philippine economy did creditably well in 2019 despite adversities. The late approval of the 2019 budget, the lingering trade spat between the US and...

Catch-up spending

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Duterte endorsement

President Rodrigo Duterte has just received a new vote of approval from the electorate, with the expected victory of the senatorial candidates he personally...

Growth restraints

The country's economic growth this year may not be as robust as many expect it to be because of at least three major factors....

House insists: No lump sum

Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday said the House of Representatives has not withdrawn its version of the 2019 budget, reiterating that the lump...

Reenacted budget

A reenacted budget will not bode well for the economy and the entire nation. Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia has already warned that the failure...

Senior Citizens Commission gets P520m in 2019 budget

With the imminent enactment into law of the creation of the National Commission of Senior Citizens, a lawmaker has asked the Department of Social...

Transparency before approval

"We stand between the devil and the deep blue sea."   This week, the Bicameral Committee is supposed to approve the 2019 General Appropriations Bill. The...

Sick and tired of ’insertions,’ Sotto changes budget tune

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday he will push for a reenacted budget for 2019 because he was “sick and tired of the...

QC dads, health office squabble over 2019 fund

The 37-member Quezon City council is at odds with the city government’s health officer over alleged fake news that the fund allocation for medicines...

Makati councilors snub special budget session

Makati City councilors who are known allies of former Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. on Tuesday defied the call of incumbent Mayor Abigail Binay...

Approved

This seems to be what Senators Loren Legarda, Richard Gordon and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri (from left) seem to celebrate after scrutinizing the...

Senate vows to pass 2019 budget before Xmas break

Acceding to the plea of Malacañang to enact the P3.757-trillion budget to avert delays of several infrastructure projects under the government’s “Build, Build, Build”...

Reenacted budget set to delay infra projects

The failure of Congress to approve the 2019 budget before the end of the year will result in the delayed implementation of new infrastructure...
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