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Underspending: ‘P200b in 2021 national budget remain unreleased’

The Duterte administration has yet to release some P200 billion under the 2021 national budget which would have covered projects aimed at post-pandemic recovery,...

Palace: No need to rush Bayanihan 3

Malacañang does not see a problem should Congress fail to pass the proposed Bayanihan 3 bill on third and final reading before it adjourns...

Rody keeps intel funds classified

President Rodrigo Duterte, who vetoed some provisions of the 2021 national budget, has refused to tell Congress how intelligence funds in the 2021 national...

Congress submits P4.5-trillion national budget to Palace

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Friday the P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 was now ready for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. Velasco made...

Rody urged to veto dubious provisions in ‘21 budget

The Palace should begin its review of the P4.5 trillion 2021 national budget by scrutinizing double and overlapping appropriations in the Department of Public...

Congress ratifies P4.5-trillion budget

Congress on Wednesday night ratified the final version of the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021, which President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign into...

Angara: Bicam budget meeting will go smoothly

Senate finance committee chair Sen. Sonny Angara on Wednesday expressed hopes the bicameral conference meeting to finalize the 2021 national budget will go smoothly,...

House restarts session: P4.5-trillion budget, plateful of priority bills

The House of Representatives is resuming session today with the ratification of the P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 and approval of a number of...

Two departments’ merger proposed

Rightsizing should be done to better manage extension services for farmers and fishermen, and a way to do it is to merge the Department...

‘Skeletons’ in DPWH worse than ‘ghost’ projects–Ping

Senator Panfilo Lacson said Friday he would uncover some “skeleton projects” that are no better than ghost projects when he questions government officials about...

Mental health budget described as ‘too low’

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday  lamented the low budget for mental health  programs in the 2021 National Budget after the Department of Health  reported...

Senate to submit budget for Rody’s signing mid-December

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday that senators plan to submit the 2021 national budget to the President for signing by mid-December, two...

No such thing as a pork-free budget

"This is because lawmakers are allowed to engage in the business of project identification."   Over the years, it appears to have become obligatory for the...

Palace seeks quick, efficient budget passage

Malacañang has appealed to the Senate for a quick but efficient passage of the P4.506 trillion 2021 national budget which the House approved on...
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