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Palace confirms budget dep't withheld P80 billion in congressional realignments

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 05:20 PM

At least P80 billion in congressional realignments were withheld by the Department of Budget and Management, Malacañang confirmed Thursday after Sen. Panfilo Lacson scored congressmen who tried to manipulate the budget. Read more »

Duterte safeguarded 2020 budget with 'conditional' items, says official

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 02:49 PM

No items were vetoed in the 2020 budget because all items under the budget can be implemented directly or through conditional implementation, said Ryan Lita, director for legal service of the DBM. Read more »

Lawmakers question approval of some provisions of 2020 budget

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Posted at Jan 07 11:27 PM

A group of lawmakers questioned the approval of several provisions under the 2020 national budget. Read more »

Lacson says 2020 budget may still have 'questionable items'

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Posted at Jan 06 07:41 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson said there may still be questionable items in the 2020 national budget that President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law. Read more »

Duterte signs 2020 national budget into law

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Updated as of Jan 07 08:59 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the 2020 national budget, averting a repeat of last year's delay that slowed economic growth. Read more »

Duterte to sign 2020 national budget on January 6

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Posted at Jan 04 11:41 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign the P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 on January 6, his spokesperson said Saturday. Read more »

Pagkaantala sa pagpirma sa 2020 budget ikinabahala ng grupo

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Posted at Dec 26 08:17 PM

Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala ang grupong Bayan Muna dahil sa Enero pa pipirmahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang 2020 National Budget. Read more »

Duterte may sign 2020 budget in first week of January: spokesman

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 03:17 PM

Duterte is still studying the budget proposal, said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. It will mark the second straight time that the national budget was not signed before the start of the year it was earmarked for. Read more »

Cayetano insists no ‘pork’ in 2020 national budget

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Posted at Dec 23 11:00 PM

MANILA—House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano clarified in a statement that there is no pork barrel in the 2020 budget as defined by the Supreme Court in a previous ruling. Read more »

Lacson: Higit P16-bilyong 'pork' isiningit sa 2020 budget

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Posted at Dec 13 12:16 AM

Niratipikahan na ng Senado at Kamara ang P4.1-trilyong 2020 national budget. Read more »

PAO budget cut meant to 'kill' Dengvaxia probe: Acosta

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Posted at Dec 12 10:50 AM

The Public Attorneys Office claimed Thursday that a slash in its 2020 budget is supposed to "kill" its investigation into the alleged deaths of children who were given dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.    Read more »

Duterte veto is 'only hope' vs 2020 budget insertions - Lacson

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Updated as of Dec 12 08:54 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's veto power is the "only hope" to remove alleged last minute insertions in the 2020 national budget that hurdled a bicameral conference of senators and congressmen earlier this week, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Read more »

Senate, House ratify 2020 national budget, up for Duterte signature

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Updated as of Dec 11 10:38 PM

A bicameral conference approved the budget proposal earlier on Wednesday. Sen. Panfilo Lacson skipped the signing of the bicameral report on Wednesday due to alleged "last minute insertions." Read more »

2020 budget hurdles bicam as Lacson questions alleged 'insertions'

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Updated as of Dec 11 04:16 PM

The 2020 national budget worth P4.1 trillion moved closer to becoming a law after a bicameral conference of senators and congressmen approved it on Wednesday. Read more »

Senate OKs proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget on final reading

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Updated as of Nov 27 10:09 PM

MANILA - The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020.  Read more »

Sotto: House, not Drilon, to blame for 2019 nat'l budget delay amid SEA Games woes

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 08:45 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday blamed the House of Representatives for the delayed passage of the 2019 national budget, which some members of the chamber claimed to have led to woes in the country’s preparations for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Read more »

Senate OKs extended validity of 2019 budget on 3rd reading

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:26 PM

The Senate has unanimously approved on third reading the bill seeking to extend the validity of some portions of the 2019 budget until next year. 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 »

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 »

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 »