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Sariling office building, hiling ng National Council for Children's Television

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 12:02 AM

May hiling na P108,250,000 additional proposed budget ang National Council for Children's Television. Ayon sa ahensya, mas magagampanan nila ang mandatong pag-monitor sa child-friendly programs ng broadcast networks kung may sariling monitoring equipment at opisina. Read more »

House committee approves P4.506 proposed trillion 2021 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 09:59 PM

Yap said the bill is identical to the National Expenditure Program submitted by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

TESDA eyes some 200,000 scholars by end-2020 to spend unused funds

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 02:21 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said Thursday it is eyeing the "100-percent enrollment" of over 200,000 scholars by the end of the year to spend unused funds. Read more »

Judiciary touts 'virtual' accomplishments, seeks more fund to recalibrate system

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:41 PM

MANILA — The disposition of justice in the Philippines must not stop despite the pandemic, members of the judiciary told senators Wednesday, as the institution sought to augment its budget to recalibrate its system amid restrictions driven by the new coronavirus.    Read more »

Ahensiya umamin sa Senadong wala pang long-term project para sa Mindanao

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 07:37 PM

MAYNILA — Umamin ang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na may mandatong paunlarin ang Mindanao na wala silang naihandang long-term project sa mga lugar sa katimugan ng Pilipinas nang humarap sa Senado.    Read more »

P15,000 livelihood grant para sa mga vendor itinutulak ng DSWD

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 08:07 PM

Plano ng DSWD na magbukas ng livelihood program para sa mga vendor at maliliit na tindahang apektado ng pandemya.   Read more »

CamSur solon cites 'precedence' in defense of funding for capitol building

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:24 PM

House Deputy Speaker for Finance Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. said Tuesday there has been "a lot of precedence" in the national government funding infrastructure for provinces.    Read more »

Infra funds for Cayetano's turf 'vetted', says Villafuerte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:26 PM

The Department of Public Works and Highways "vetted" the infrastructure funding for Taguig, the bailiwick of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, his colleague said Tuesday, following questions about the allocation.  Read more »

House eyes passing 2021 budget on final reading by Oct 15: leader

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 11:08 AM

The House of Representatives aims to pass the 2021 budget on final reading before Congress adjourns on Oct 15, a deputy speaker said Tuesday. Read more »

House majority wants Cayetano to stay despite term-sharing deal with Velasco: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 10:38 AM

Majority of House of Representatives members want Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to stay as their leader despite his term-sharing deal with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, their colleague said Tuesday.    Read more »

CHED says no allocation for 'smart campuses' in 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 11:08 PM

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday said the agency has no budget to create "smart campuses" next year, even as the education sector continues to shift to a distance learning system due to the global pandemic. Read more »

Students to share modules next year: DepEd

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 07:20 PM

Some students will have to share their self-learning modules next year due to lack of funding for the production of the materials, the Department of Education said Monday. Read more »

Senate leaders say 'ugly squabble' in House may delay passage of 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 06:16 PM

Senate Leaders on Monday said the "ugly squabble" in the House of Representatives may hinder the passage of the P4.5-trillion 2021 budget, reminiscent of how last year's spending bill was delayed after lawmakers bickered over allocations for their respective districts. Read more »

House committee head denies solons fighting over ‘pork’ in 2021 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:33 PM

The leader of the House appropriations panel denied Monday that lawmakers are bickering over the distribution of supposed pork funds in the 2021 national budget.    Read more »

House to respect President's say on Cayetano-Velasco term sharing as Speaker: solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:10 PM

The House of Representatives will respect President Rodrigo Duterte's word on the term-sharing deal that he brokered for Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.    Read more »

Drilon flags lump sum public funds that may be ‘open to corruption'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:06 PM

Some infrastructure and anti-insurgency funds for 2021 are “open to corruption” and might be used to boost the election war chest of politicians in the succeeding year, a senator said Monday.  Read more »

Cayetano has '99.9 percent' chance of staying as Speaker: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 02:14 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has a "99.9 percent" chance of keeping his post, his colleague said, as he denied reports that President Rodrigo Duterte's son would orchestrate a power grab on Monday over the uneven share of funds for lawmakers' districts in the 2021 budget.  Read more »

Paolo Duterte 'never' moved to boot out Cayetano: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 11:50 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's congressman son "never" said he would move to overthrow House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano due to supposed bickering over the 2021 national budget, their peer said Monday.  Read more »

Paolo Duterte di makikisali sa away ng mga kongresista sa DPWH budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 06:58 PM

Inihayag ngayong Linggo ng kongresistang anak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi siya makikisali sa alitan ng mga kongresista sa pinag-uusapang Department of Public Works and Highways budget sa kani-kanilang distrito sa 2021. Read more »

Paolo Duterte says to stay out of solons' wrangling over 2021 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 05:02 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's congressman son said Sunday he is staying out of matters concerning lawmakers' budget allocations for 2021 as they expressed discontent. Read more »