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Pangilinan, Recto seek to restore contact tracing funds in 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 08:09 PM

Two senators on Tuesday pushed to retain the funding for contact tracers in the 2021 budget, after confirming that the executive department did not allocate a sum for contact tracing next year. Read more »

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 »

Ex-police chiefs Dela Rosa, Lacson seek PNP's 2021 budget increase for disaster ops

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 04:19 PM

Two senators who previously served as chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday pushed to increase the police force's 2021 budget, saying the agency has no funding for disaster-related activities despite being "frontliners in rescue and relief operations." Read more »

Internet connectivity issue interrupts crucial Senate budget debates

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:40 PM

The Senate on Tuesday abruptly suspended budget debates in plenary due to internet connectivity issues as most of its members are participating through online video conferencing. Read more »

Senators want 'stronger' classrooms after typhoons batter Luzon

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:25 PM

Several senators on Monday pushed to revise some laws that place a cap on the cost of school buildings, saying the government needs to build stronger infrastructures, after a series of typhoons battered the main island of Luzon earlier this month.   Read more »

NPA may get more sympathizers if P19-B anti-insurgency fund is scrapped - Dela Rosa

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:24 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday appealed to his fellow senators to avoid nixing the proposed P19-billion budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying villagers may return to sympathizing with the communist rebels should the government fail to deliver promised projects in rural barangays. Read more »

Sen. Binay questions allotment of anti-insurgency funds for highly-urbanized villages

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 07:51 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Monday questioned why several barangays in highly-urbanized cities were included in the list of recipients of the anti-insurgency fund, which is intended to spur development in rural villages to discourage residents from joining the communist movement. Read more »

Robredo: OK to invest in anti-insurgency, but evaluate what's needed now

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 05:15 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday she recognizes the need for anti-communist insurgency campaigns, but its budget must be evaluated in light of other urgent matters. 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 »

'Bayanihan 3 makes no sense': Drilon nixes proposals for third COVID-19 aid package

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 02:55 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday rejected talks of legislating a third COVID-19 aid package, saying the executive department has yet to complete the disbursement of funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2). Read more »

Senate suspends budget debates until Nov 16 as Typhoon Ulysses causes power outage

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 12:10 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday suspended budget debates in the chamber until November 16 after Typhoon Ulysses caused a power outage in the Senate building last night. Read more »

Lacson flags infrastructure projects allegedly wasting gov't funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 10:58 PM

As the Philippine Senate holds its plenary debates on next year's budget, Senator Panfilo Lacson flagged infrastructure projects which he said are proof of wasted government funds from years before. Read more »

Senate suspends 2021 budget debate due to Typhoon Ulysses

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 06:29 PM

The Senate on Wednesday halted budget debates in plenary to let the chamber's employees go home early before the expected onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Senators eye merging DAR with DA as part of rightsizing bureaucracy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 06:58 PM

Senators on Wednesday discussed the possibility of merging the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) with the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of a push to "rightsize" the bureaucracy to save more funds amid the pandemic. Read more »

Dagdag pondo ihahabol ng DepEd sa Senado pampakumpuni sa nasalantang mga paaralan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 04:31 PM

Inaayos na ngayon ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang mga kinakailangang dokumentong ihahabol sa Senado para sa kahilingang madagdagan ang kanilang pondo para sa susunod na taon matapos na rin ang sunod-sunod na bagyong nagresulta sa pagkasira ng mga kagamitan at paaralan. Read more »

Realign funds for 'skeleton' projects in 2021 budget to boost PH internet infra: Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 06:23 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday pushed to remove a P135-billion funding for "redundant" and "skeleton" projects in the 2021 budget, saying the amount could instead be used to improve the Philippines' internet infrastructure. Read more »

Senate boosts COVID-19 vaccine funding, to allocate P18 billion for 2021, says Angara

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:53 PM

Senate Committee on Finance chair Sonny Angara on Tuesday said the Senate would increase the budget for the COVID-19 vaccine to P18 billion under the 2021 budget. Read more »

Senate panel retains P19-billion anti-insurgency fund in 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 03:02 PM

Senate Committee on Finance chair Sonny Angara on Tuesday said the entire P19 billion anti-insurgency fund would be retained under the 2021 budget despite calls to realign the sum to "more important" concerns like aid for typhoon victims. Read more »

Senate minority bloc to push for realignment of P19-B anti-insurgency fund in 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 05:47 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday said opposition senators would be pushing to realign the P19-billion anti-insurgency fund under the 2021 budget to address more pressing needs like aid for typhoon victims. Read more »

House, Senate leaders meet weeks after Velasco assumes Speakership

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:07 PM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said congressional leaders are working on a common legislative agenda for the remaining 20 months of the 18th Congress.  Read more »