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AirAsia adds more flights, over 100,000 seats to select routes for holidays

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Posted at Nov 15 06:55 PM

Additional flights from Manila to Davao, Iloilo, and Cebu for travels between Dec. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020 are available, AirAsia Philippines said in a statement.    Read more »

Mga DPWH project na may halagang P2.3 bilyon, kinuwestiyon sa Senado

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Posted at Nov 15 12:01 AM

Kulang-kulang at may mali kasing detalye sa isinumiteng mga proyekto ng DPWH. Read more »

Lacson blames solons' insertions for P2.3-B in 'double appropriations,' vague items in proposed DPWH 2020 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 04:46 PM

MANILA - Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday flagged around P2.30-billion worth of "double appropriations" and vague items in the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) 2020 budget proposal, saying the "very general" projects could either worsen government underspending or be pocketed by corrupt officials. Read more »

Senators split over House emergency powers bill to hasten Build Build Build

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 10:05 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson said it is necessary to "jumpstart" the important construction projects, but Sen. Richard Gordon doesn't think emergency powers are needed. Read more »

'Why borrow what we won't spend?' Lacson blasts budget bloat due to 'insertions', poor planning

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Updated as of Nov 13 04:22 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson criticized Wednesday "insertions" made by lawmakers in the national budget that result in unused appropriations due to lack of consultation with government agencies.  Read more »

'What parked funds?' Solon says P500M for Kennon Road repair a typo error

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Updated as of Nov 13 10:06 AM

Camarines Sur Rep. L-Ray Villafuerte said the P500 million fund allotted for the repair of Kennon Road in Baguio was a typographical error and was supposed to be only P15 million. Read more »

Insurance Commission may compel firms to automatically shoulder vehicular accident damage

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 11:32 PM

MANILA - The Insurance Commission is considering issuing a circular to compel insurance firms to shoulder automatic motor vehicle liability and payment. Read more »

Senators to amend ‘unsustainable’ military pension policy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:31 PM

Senators on Tuesday agreed to reform the military pension system, saying the scheme has become “unsustainable” as it relies solely on annual appropriations instead of becoming a self-sustaining fund. Read more »

Recto urges Palace to ‘expedite’ salary increase for gov’t workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:16 PM

The executive branch should “expedite” its promised salary increase for government workers, a senator said Tuesday, as the Senate deliberated on the 2020 budget that contained funds for the pay hike.   Read more »

Senators eye realigning some DPWH, DOTR funds to education sector

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 08:34 PM

Some senators proposed to realign portions of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) and Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) 2020 budget to the education sector due to concerns over the 2 agencies' capacity to fully use their budget, Senate Finance Committee chair Sonny Angara said Tuesday. Read more »

Angara files bill seeking to extend validity of delayed 2019 budget 'til 2020

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 01:41 PM

MANILA - Sen. Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking to allow spending of the 2019 national budget to December 2020, citing the late passage of this year's appropriations and the midterm election ban on infrastructure projects.  Read more »

Senate begins plenary debates on 2020 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 11:13 PM

Analysts see timely budget approval as a crucial support for the Philippine economic growth. Read more »

OCD's Jalad, HUDCC's Del Rosario cool to new department on disasters

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 09:50 PM

Two officials of the executive branch expressed strong reservations to the creation of a new Department on Disaster Resiliency.  Read more »

Economic growth momentum rests on budget passage: analyst

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Updated as of Nov 11 12:52 PM

Gross domestic product grew 6.2 percent in the third quarter, on the back of a recovery in government spending that was weight down by the delayed approval of the 2019 budget. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Another budget impasse?

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Posted at Nov 11 04:00 AM

Will we see another delay in the budget? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today:   Read more »

Senate panel wants 2019 budget valid until December 2020

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 11:34 PM

Proposals seeking to extend the validity of the 2019 budget until the end of next year has been approved by the Senate Finance Committee. Read more »

Lacson urges lawmakers to bare amendments in 2020 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 04:43 PM

Lawmakers who proposed amendments to the 2020 budget should bare the changes they made, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday, a day after he alleged that billions-worth of projects were "parked" in the national expenditure program. Read more »

Bong Go: ‘Cholesterol-free’, ‘pork-free’ 2020 national budget

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 09:13 PM

MANILA - Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Monday said he will scrutinize the proposed 2020 national budget to make sure that no taxpayers’ money will be wasted and that it will be a “pork-free, cholesterol-free" budget. Read more »

'Study now, pay later': Cebu Pacific looking for cadet pilots who'll train in Australia

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Posted at Nov 04 06:45 PM

The Philippines' largest airline said on Monday that it is looking for 16 new recruits for the ninth batch cadet pilots who will be trained in Australia.  Read more »

P20 billion worth of projects 'parked' in 2020 budget: Lacson

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Posted at Nov 04 04:59 PM

Some P20 billion worth of projects were "parked" or have no specific allocations, in the 2020 budget that the House of Representatives approved in September, a senator said. Read more »