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Senators question DSWD's delayed release of P83 billion in funds amid pandemic, disasters

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 06:57 PM

MANILA - Senators on Tuesday agreed to pass a resolution urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to spend some P83 billion left in its coffers, with one saying it is "almost criminal" to withhold funds at a time when a series of calamities has burdened millions of Filipinos. Read more »

Senate to extend validity of some agencies' 2020 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:57 PM

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Monday pushed to extend the validity of the 2020 budget of several key agencies that have yet to spend their funding this year less than 2 months before it expires. Read more »

Pagtalakay sa budget ng DOH, dapat tutukan ng Kamara: Health panel chair

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 03:46 PM

Dapat tutukan ng Kamara ang budget ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa susunod na taon para matiyak na ilalaan ito sa mga tamang programa, ayon sa isang mambabatas ngayong Miyerkoles.   Read more »

Senators warn of reenacted budget in 2021 amid House leadership dispute

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Posted at Oct 07 10:49 PM

Senators warn of the possibility of a reenacted budget in 2021 after the House of Representatives suspended its session for a month without transmitting the spending bill to the upper chamber. Read more »

CHED: Budget for 'Tulong Dunong' for 2020 yet to be released

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Posted at Sep 15 10:56 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has put on hold applications for its scholarship program "Tulong Dunong" because the budget has yet to be released, its chairman told a congressional meeting Tuesday. Read more »

Imee files bill extending 2020 budget's validity to end of 2021

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 05:14 PM

"In truth, the Philippines has had the...longest, and arguably the most costly lockdown in the world, and even as private businesses struggle to restart and recover, so too has government remained unable to fully effect its planned expenditures for this fiscal year," said Sen. Imee Marcos.  Read more »

'Laptops worth P100M': PhilHealth's Morales repeatedly approved questionable IT budget - official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 12:18 PM

Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) president Ricardo Morales and other high-ranking officials approved the purchase of overpriced equipment and software amounting to millions of pesos, a board member of the state-run insurance firm said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippines' 'timely' budget passage helps restore growth momentum: Moody's

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Updated as of Jan 09 04:30 PM

The signed P4.1 trillion national budget, which is 12 percent higher compared to the P3.7 trillion the previous year, is “credit positive” and will help sustain economic growth despite uncertain global risks, Moody's said in a statement.    Read more »

Duterte to sign 2020 national budget on January 6

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Posted at Jan 04 11:41 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign the P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 on January 6, his spokesperson said Saturday. Read more »

Pagkaantala sa pagpirma sa 2020 budget ikinabahala ng grupo

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Posted at Dec 26 08:17 PM

Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala ang grupong Bayan Muna dahil sa Enero pa pipirmahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang 2020 National Budget. Read more »

Trump signs law banning De Lima jailers from entering US

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 03:50 PM

US President Donald Trump has signed into law the US 2020 budget which includes an amendment authorizing the US secretary of state to bar the US entry of those behind Sen. Leila de Lima’s detention. Read more »

Lacson: Higit P16-bilyong 'pork' isiningit sa 2020 budget

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Posted at Dec 13 12:16 AM

Niratipikahan na ng Senado at Kamara ang P4.1-trilyong 2020 national budget. Read more »

Lacson: Proposed 2020 budget not 'pork-free'

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Posted at Dec 12 11:55 PM

Allegations of pork insertions in the proposed national budget for 2020 refuse to die down. Read more »

PAO budget cut meant to 'kill' Dengvaxia probe: Acosta

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Posted at Dec 12 10:50 AM

The Public Attorneys Office claimed Thursday that a slash in its 2020 budget is supposed to "kill" its investigation into the alleged deaths of children who were given dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.    Read more »

Duterte veto is 'only hope' vs 2020 budget insertions - Lacson

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Updated as of Dec 12 08:54 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's veto power is the "only hope" to remove alleged last minute insertions in the 2020 national budget that hurdled a bicameral conference of senators and congressmen earlier this week, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Not done with water concessionaires

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 04:00 AM

The Duterte administration isn’t done with water concessionaires just yet. Read more »

2020 budget hurdles bicam as Lacson questions alleged 'insertions'

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Updated as of Dec 11 04:16 PM

The 2020 national budget worth P4.1 trillion moved closer to becoming a law after a bicameral conference of senators and congressmen approved it on Wednesday. Read more »

Pondo para sa umento sa sahod ng gov't nurses aprubado na sa Senado

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Posted at Nov 28 09:19 PM

Aprubado na sa Senado ang pondo para sa dagdag-sahod ng mga baguhang nurse na nasa mga pampublikong ospital. Read more »

Senate OKs proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget on final reading

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Updated as of Nov 27 10:09 PM

MANILA - The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020.  Read more »

Lacson wants 'bottom up' solution to budget appropriations

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Updated as of Nov 27 01:34 PM

MANILA - Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said there is a need to reverse the distribution of resources from national to local for better budget appropriations.   Read more »