A coalition of major Philippine business and education groups has thrown its support behind the proposed P1.38 trillion allocation for the education sector in...
Budget watchdog Social Watch Philippines (SWP) on Sunday urged senators to increase allocations for marginalized communities as the chamber continues deliberations on the proposed...
Malacañang yesterday sought to quell concerns that a string of high-level resignations would disrupt the government’s budget work, insisting that the proposed 2026 national...
Advocacy group Stratbase Institute calls on the Senate to prioritize digital infrastructure in the 2026 national budget by ramping up support for the Department...
The Senate may pass a budget bill for 2026 that is lower than the P6.7-trillion National Expenditure Program submitted by the Executive branch, Senator...
Senator Francis Escudero on Sunday urged Congress to institutionalize the participation of local government units (LGUs) in crafting and implementing infrastructure projects under the...
Bayan Muna leaders filed on Wednesday a motion to immediately resolve the consolidation petitions calling for massive reforms in the budgetary process.
In a 10-page...
The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday said it welcomes and fully supports the decision of the Bicameral Conference Committee to livestream its proceedings.
“Transparency...
Not even a single centavo from unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the House-approved P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 shall be spent for flood control projects, according to...
The Philippines’ planned 2026 education spending, set to hit a record P1.28 trillion, has prompted an industry-led group to call for full transparency and...
Speaker Faustino Dy III on Wednesday expressed full support to open the bicameral conference committee meetings on the proposed ₱6.793-trillion 2026 national budget to...
Speaker Faustino Dy III on Wednesday assured the public that the ₱249 billion in unprogrammed appropriations under the proposed ₱6.793-trillion 2026 national budget are...
