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Budget bill up for Duterte scrutiny, finally

President Rodrigo Duterte will scrutinize the proposed 2019 national budget before signing it amid alleged last-minute amendments, the Palace said on Tuesday, assuring the...

House to Senate: Show good faith

The House on Monday withdrew the latest version of the 2019 national budget submitted to the Senate in a bid to get past objections...

Senators dared: Be transparent

The chairman of the House of Representatives’ committee on appropriations on Saturday expressed hope senators would exercise transparency over the bicameral conference committee-ratified 2019...

Duterte holds last-ditch meet to save budget

The Palace on Tuesday expressed optimism that the impasse over the 2019 national budget would be broken as congressional leaders meet with President Rodrigo...

Time to end the bickering

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Palace refuses to intervene in ‘pork’ dispute

President Rodrigo Duterte will have no hand in Congress’ “intramurals” over the alleged realignments in the 2019 national budget, Malacañang said Wednesday. “The President will...

Solons won’t let Diokno off the hook

The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on Tuesday said erstwhile Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno is not yet off the hook in relation...

Diokno pushes budget-line item veto despite Andaya’s vehement protest

President Rodrigo Duterte may yet veto line items in the 2019 national budget, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Monday. In an interview with GMA News,...

Solons to partake of P75-billion budget inserts–Andaya

House committee on appropriations chairman Rolando Andaya Jr. said Sunday that the P75 billion inserted into the 2019 national budget by the Department of...

Palace sees veto of ‘pork’ insertions

President Rodrigo Duterte would use his veto power to correct insertions in the proposed 2019 national budget if they violate the Supreme Court ruling...

Palace scoffs at Congress’ inaction

President Rodrigo Duterte is dismayed over the lawmakers’ “inaction” on the passage of the 2019 national budget, Malacañang said Monday. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea made...

Solon twits Ping on P190-billion budget insertion

A party-list lawmaker has challenged Senator Panfilo Lacson to explain the P190-billion insertion of the Senate in the proposed 2019 national budget. READ: Lacson details ‘insertions’,...

House, Senate agree to break budget impasse

Senators and congressmen have agreed to limit budget realignments to P2100 billion in the hopes of approving the P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget by Feb....

Recto: Exempt infra projects from ban

Senate Presisent Pro Tempore Ralph Recto aired Thursday his support to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s call to exempt infrastructure projects from the election period ban...
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