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House panel approves Office of the President's P8.2B budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 03:23 PM

Committee chair Isidro Ungab waived the interpellation meant for Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as a courtesy given to a co-equal branch of government or a former member of the Congress. Read more »

Panukalang 2020 budget ibabalik na sa House committee

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 09:26 PM

Matapos iatras, ibinalik na ng Kamara ang panukalang 2020 budget.   Read more »

Budget bill withdrawal from plenary risks passage timeline: House leader

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:03 AM

House Appropriations Committee chairman and Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab formally relayed his “objection” Monday, after House Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte on Sunday confirmed that he withdrew House Bill 4228 or the 2020 GAB from plenary deliberations set last Aug. 28 because its filing was “premature.”    Read more »

Pagcor: PH now has 60 licensed offshore gaming firms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 04:24 PM

MANILA - The number of licensed Philippine offshore gaming Operators (POGOs) rose to 60 from 58 after pending applications were approved, a Pagcor official said Friday. Read more »

House can pass budget on time, says committee head

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:30 AM

The House would no longer suffer from a budget deadlock that could cripple government spending, Appropriations chair Isidro Ungab on Monday, hours after the committee was placed under his leadership. Read more »

House to approve 2019 budget by next week

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:35 PM

The 2019 General Appropriations Act is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives plenary on third and final reading on Nov. 28. Read more »

House panel OKs revised budget for Dengvaxia recipients

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 07:10 PM

The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved a bill authorizing the Department of Health (DOH) to use a revised budget for medical aid for recipients of anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.   Read more »

Aguirre: 12th grader's death 'blown out of proportion'

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Updated as of Aug 31 05:01 PM

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Wednesday said the death of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos in an anti-drug operation in Caloocan City last week was "blown out of proportion" by various groups, the media and social media users.   Read more »

Comelec chief urged to take leave of absence

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 12:34 PM

Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Wednesday urged poll chief Andres Bautista to go on leave amid the ongoing crisis over his alleged unexplained wealth. Read more »

Isnilon Hapilon is still alive in Marawi, AFP chief says

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Posted at Aug 14 10:32 PM

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año on Monday told the House Appropriations Committee that terrorist leader Isnilon Hapilon is still in Marawi City and has so far survived the deadly clashes between government troops and Maute gunmen. Read more »