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Elago, Lacson back move to scrap unprogrammed funds

House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sara Elago on Saturday raised alarm over the P243.2 billion in unprogrammed appropriations under the...

House backs funding for new classrooms under 2026 budget

The House of Representatives committee on appropriations has approved funding for the construction of 25,000 new classrooms in 2026, a move seen as a...

Dy announces P7k cash aid for farmers

SPEAKER Faustino Dy III on Monday announced that one million rice farmers will each receive ₱7,000 in direct cash assistance under the 2026 national...

Makati Business Club opposes calls for mass resignations, snap elections

The Makati Business Club (MBC) opposes calls for the mass resignation of all elected officials, saying that simply changing the people in power won't...

House urges Senate to extend budget plenary sessions ‘til Oct. 13

The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a resolution asking the Senate to extend its plenary session until October 13.House Resolution 320 was adopted...

Lacson: Budget insertions dig not meant to single out senators

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson urged fellow lawmakers Tuesday to treat revelations of massive budget insertions in the 2025 spending plan as a...

House mulls extension of 2026 budget debates

The leadership of the House of Representatives is eyeing to extend for one week its session to make way for the plenary discussions on 2026...

Gatchalian vows to block AKAP funding, others

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said he will oppose the funding of programs he considers ill-conceived, including the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita...

Galvez: OPAPRU, NTF-ELCAC have distinct roles in peace efforts

Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. explained that the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the National Task Force...

Gatchalian proposes NTF-ELCAC merger with OPAPRU

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian raised the possibility of merging the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the National...

Funding hike for COA, CHR included in 2026 budget proposal


Two initiatives for promoting accountability and transparency in government by allocating more funds to the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Commission on Human...

House panel defers OVP budget briefing amid Sara Duterte absence

Vice President Sara Duterte snubbed the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations budget briefing of the agency on Friday, prompting lawmakers to defer the budget...

DSWD gets House nod to sustain AICS funding for 2026

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secured the House Committee on Appropriations’ support on its appeal to restore funding for its Assistance...

Gatchalian: Shortcuts in budget process risk funding unvetted projects

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the Department of Economic Planning and Development to approve more projects endorsed by regional development councils in order...
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