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Marcos OKs conditional implementation for some 2023 budget items

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 05:25 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has placed several items in the 2023 national budget under conditional implementation. Read more »

Marcos vetoes some provisions in 2023 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 21 05:16 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed 3 provisions in the General Appropriations Act of 2023, Malacañang said Wednesday. Read more »

Marcos signs P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget

Job Manahan and Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 03:37 PM

The P5.268-trillion set next year is the first fiscal spending plan of the Marcos administration. Read more »

Only few vetoed items seen in 2023 Natl Budget: DBM

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 05:48 PM

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said they are now reviewing the veto message of the President who is expected to sign the P5.26-trillion budget this week. Read more »

Marcos admin ‘open’ to Congress proposals on confi funds

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 02:31 PM

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will cooperate with legislators as it seeks more oversight for these funds. Read more »

Lawmaker flags P149-B 'pork funds' in 2023 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:02 PM

A party-list lawmaker sounded the alarm on some P100 billion in alleged 'pork barrel' funds in the 2023 national budget approved by the House. Read more »

Marcos Jr. certifies 2023 budget bill as urgent

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 08:36 PM

President Bongbong Marcos has certified as urgent House Bill 4488 or the proposed 2023 national budget. Read more »

Pondo ng ilang ahensiya nadagdagan sa panukalang 2023 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 08:38 PM

Nadagdagan ang pondo ng ilang tanggapan ng gobyerno sa panukalang 2023 national budget. Read more »

Edukasyon, pinakamalaki ang alokasyon sa 2023 nat'l budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:30 PM

Nagkakahalaga ng P5.268 trillion ang isinumiteng national budget proposal ng gobyerno as Kamara. Read more »

Lawmakers finalize 2022 budget with P50B for health workers' SRA

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 06:10 PM

The 2022 national budget will have as much as P50 billion for medical frontliners' SRA, almost P48 billion for COVID-19 booster shots, and between P15-16 billion for the NTF-ELCAC. Read more »

House concurs with Senate amendments on 2021 budget extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:56 PM

The House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate’s amendments to House Bill No. 10373, which extends the validity of the 2021 budget by a year. Read more »

Congress eyes passing 2022 budget on December 21: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:07 PM

Congressional leaders will likely pass the 2023 national budget into law on December 21, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday, as budget deliberations had to be suspended after a Cabinet member tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

Judiciary bats for 2022 budget higher than DBM's proposal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 04:42 PM

Seeking a higher 2022 budget for the Judiciary, a Sandiganbayan justice told the Senate finance committee on Monday there is a need to correct an 'injustice' against the very branch of government tasked to administer justice. Read more »

House defers DBM budget over undisclosed savings

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:21 PM

The House has deferred the consideration of the DBM's proposed 2022 budget after a lawmaker called out the agency for its lack of transparency on how much savings the government has. Read more »

POC asks P450M for key 2022 international competitions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:39 PM

The POC is seeking an additional P450 million for Filipino athletes’ preparation and participation for major sporting competitions in 2022. Read more »

House to start plenary debates on 2022 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 02:17 PM

The House of Representatives is set to begin plenary deliberations on the 2022 national budget next week. Read more »

On the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections

Atty. Emilio Marañon III and Zy-za Nadine N. Suzara, Access Bangsamoro Fellows
Posted at Sep 16 11:46 PM

A few weeks before the scheduled filing of the Certificate of Candidacies on October 1-8, 2021, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, sitting as the ad hoc BARMM Parliament, has not yet passed the Bangsamoro Electoral Code since it first convened on March 29, 2019. Read more »

Tolentino bats for budget for PH's international events in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 03:38 PM

The House and the Senate have both vowed to include in the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) a budget for 4 international competitions next year. Read more »

Solon hits DBM over P160 billion in 'FLR' funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 10:40 AM

A lawmaker called for the immediate disbursement of P160 billion classified by the DBM as "For Later Release." Read more »

Duterte gov't to boost infra spending amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 06:12 PM

The government wants to ramp up spending for its flagship infrastructure program in 2022 even amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »