News

Ilang pamilya ng mga OFW, hirap mag-budget dahil sa mahal na bilihin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 08:05 PM

Dumadaing ang ilang pamilya ng mga overseas Filipino worker dahil hindi na sapat ang mga padala dahil sa mahal ng mga bilihin. Read more »

Road construction without right of way: How 'pork' is inserted in budget

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 11:14 AM

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday said there are still insertions for congressional discretionary funds in the budget despite a Supreme Court ruling that it is unconstitutional. Read more »

Cash-based budget to lessen corruption - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 08:29 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday said the cash-based budget system preferred by the executive branch will help lessen corruption.  Read more »

Philippines not yet ready for cash-based budget in 2019: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 04:55 PM

The Philippines is not yet ready to shift to a cash-based budget next year, a budget consultant said Thursday, a day after the House of Representatives decided to compromise with the budget department over the implementation of the new spending scheme.   Read more »

Deliberasyon sa 2019 budget, itutuloy na ng Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 12:29 AM

Naayos na ang gusot sa pagitan ng Kamara at Palasyo kaugnay sa 2019 National Budget. Read more »

House to resume budget hearings after meeting with Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 11:59 PM

Congressional leaders meet with President Rodrigo Duterte to break the impasse over the proposed 2019 national budget. Read more »

'I don't think it's time': Nograles says House stands by obligation-based budgeting

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 07:33 PM

The House of Representatives will stand by an obligation-based budgeting because cash-based system would result in budget cuts in several services promised by the government, a lawmaker said.  Read more »

Solon says Palace statements on 2019 budget not Duterte's

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 07:01 PM

MANILA- Malacañang's statements on the proposed 2019 national budget were not of President Rodrigo Duterte, a lawmaker said Wednesday.   Read more »

RECIPE: Sinanglay ng Bicol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 04:04 PM

Isa sa paboritong ulamin ng mga taga-Bicol ang putaheng sinanglay, isang tilapia dish na niluto sa gata. Read more »

House to resume budget deliberations

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 11:03 PM

The House of Representatives will resume deliberations on the 2019 budget after announcing a suspension last Saturday. Read more »

'Rehab for money addiction': Lacson slams lawmakers over budget hearing suspension

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 02:17 PM

MANILA - Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday slammed the House of Representatives for suspending budget deliberations as its members protested the new cash-based budgeting expected to slash funds for new projects by P300 billion. Read more »

Senate's hands tied on Duterte budgeting amid House hold-up: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 11:04 AM

Senators support the cashed-based budgeting proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte's economic managers, but they have to wait for the House of Representatives to approve the measure before passing a counterpart bill, Senate President Tito Sotto said Wednesday.  Read more »

DBM preparing for reenacted budget if Congress rejects 2019 proposal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 02:17 AM

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said they are already preparing to reenact this year's fiscal program if Congress fails to approve the 2019 national budget.   Read more »

Sotto: Senators agree to support cash-based budgeting for 2019

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 09:44 PM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Tuesday announced that the upper chamber has "agreed to support" President Rodrigo Duterte's cash-based budgeting for 2019. Read more »

Drilon urges Congress to resume 2019 budget deliberations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 08:06 PM

Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday urged both houses of Congress to resume deliberations of the 2019 national budget as part of their "constitutional duty." Read more »

Duterte giving Congress a chance on budget

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 04:16 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte is not losing hope that his allies in Congress will eventually pass the national budget for 2019, after the House of Representatives suspended budget hearings amid confusion over the cash-based budget system. Read more »

Pernia seeks data-driven federalism draft charter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 12:23 PM

Socioeconomic planning secretary Ernesto Pernia on Tuesday clarified that he is not against federalism although he sought for a data-driven draft charter with analysis of its financial and economic impact.  Read more »

Pernia urges House: 'Accept' modern cash-based budgeting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 11:21 AM

Socioeconomic planning secretary Ernesto Pernia on Tuesday emphasized the efficiency of using the "more modern" cash-based budgeting amid opposition of some lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Read more »

Flood-control projects to suffer budget cuts in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 10:24 PM

MANILA - Funds for flood-control projects are among those that will be reduced in the 2019 budget, as the Duterte administration shifts to a cash-based budgeting system, according to a lawmaker.   Read more »

Diokno on budget: We’ll just wait for a friendlier Congress

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 08:03 PM

MANILA - Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday said the executive branch can live with a reenacted budget for 2019 as the House suspended budget hearings due to concerns about the cash-based budgeting system proposed by the administration. Read more »