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Speakers’ aim for transparency in budget deliberations backed

House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s endorsement of public access to the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the national budget through live streaming or direct media...

DOF welcomes mining tax reform bill ratification

The Department of Finance (DOF) on Friday welcomed the ratification by the bicameral conference committee of the rationalization of the mining fiscal regime to...

Salceda sees no issue with Marcos watching over budget process

Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said he sees nothing wrong with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. having to personally watch over the 2026 national budget process as...

Bicam okays 5-month deferment of BARMM elections to Oct. 13

The bicameral conference committee approved the bill postponing elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from May 12 to October 13, 2025. “We...

Salceda hails Bicam approval of Phivolcs modernization

Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has hailed the approval this week by the Bicameral Conference Committee of the bill seeking to modernize...

Marcos: Reconvening bicam not an option

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday rejected proposals to recovene the bicameral conference committee to iron out outstanding issues in the ratified budget bill...

Hontiveros explains ‘no vote’ on 2025 national budget bicameral report

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros explained the reason behind her “no” vote on the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of...

Bicameral conference committee approves P635.2-t national budget for 2025

Lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives, convening under the Bicameral Conference Committee, approved on Wednesday the P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025. Senate...

Bicam panel set to finalize work on budget

The bicameral conference committee reconciling the Senate and House of Representatives versions of the 2025 General Appropriations Act is set to finalize its work...

Bicam approves bill seeking to define PH maritime zones

The proposed Maritime Zones Bill, which defines the extent of Philippine waters, has been approved by a bicameral conference committee on Wednesday. “We have reconciled...

Lawmakers approve VAT on digital service firms

The Bicameral Conference Committee approved a 12 percent Value Added Tax on non-resident digital service providers on Thursday. The approval came as the committee achieved consensus on...

Solon welcomes bicam okay of seafarers’ bill

A party-list lawmaker on Thursday hailed the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report of House Bill 7325 or the Magna Carta of Seafarers. OFW...

Bicam passes 2024 budget, CIFs still out

The bicameral conference committee on Monday approved and adopted the final version of the bill containing the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, which is...

Gatchalian predicts smooth passage of 2024 budget in bicam

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he expects a smooth sailing for the P5.7-trillion proposed budget for 2024 at the bicameral conference committee. Gatchalian ruled out intense...
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