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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...

DPWH slashes P252-b budget for local flood control projects

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has submitted a revised budget proposal to Congress seeking the removal of P252...

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...

House panel OKs OP budget hike for 2026 ASEAN hosting

Citing "institutional courtesy,” the House committee on appropriations on Monday swiftly approved the budget proposal of the Office of the President (OP) amounting to...

Budget hearings set for September 1

The House of Representatives is looking at September 1 as the start of formal deliberations on the proposed 2026 national budget, with initial preparations...

OCD hails adoption of disaster bill

THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday hailed the House Committee on Appropriations’ approval of a substitute measure to House Bills 9935 and 10233...

Co removed as Appropriations head; solon cites health issues

“This decision, made with a heavy heart, is driven by pressing health concerns.” Rep. Elizaldy Co of Ako Bicol party-list was removed as chairman of...

House appropriations chairmanship now vacant as Co ‘steps down’

Rep. Elizaldy Co of Ako Bicol party-list stepped down as chair of the House committee on appropriations at the resumption of 19th Congress’ third...

House committee cuts OVP budget, redirects funds to DSWD, DOH

The House Committee on Appropriations unanimously recommended Thursday a significant reduction in the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Marikina...

House eyes over P1-b cut in OVP budget for 2025

Cites 'glaring mismanagement,' COA-disallowed expenses The House of Representatives is planning to slash by half the P2.03 billion budget of the Office of the Vice...

House panel chair wants OVP budget transferred; Solons warn VP may be criminally liable for graft

The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday said he will recommend the transfer of the proposed budget for social services of...

Angara’s budget testimony draws solons’ praises

HOUSE leaders have praised Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara for his exemplary conduct during a gruelling almost 12-hour hearing by the...

House panel okays plan to divert idle GOCC funds

The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday endorsed a plan by the Department of Finance (DOF) to tap billions of pesos...

Lawmaker hints at COVID overpricing under Duterte

The senior vice chair of the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday hinted at a “possible overpricing” in the procurement of COVID-19 test kits...
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