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Bicameral meeting for P5.024-T 2022 budget begins

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 07:57 PM

Both Houses of Congress aim to ratify the proposed budget next week, Sen. Sonny Angara said. Read more »

House defers TESDA budget over fund disbursement issues

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 05:47 PM

The House of Representatives deferred its consideration of TESDA's proposed budget after a lawmaker flagged the agency for "mircaulously" spending P4 billion in just 13 days. 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 »

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 »

Gov't must justify NTF-ELCAC, confidential funds sought for 2022: House panel chair

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 03:39 PM

The House of Representatives' budget panel chair wants the government to justify the P28.1 billion it allocated for NTF-ELCAC in 2022. Read more »

Palace defends 2022 confidential, NTF-ELCAC funds

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 03:33 PM

Malacañang defended some P36 billion that government sought in intelligence, confidential and counter-insurgency funds, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Duterte gov't eyeing P8.6 billion budget on intel

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 10:45 PM

The Duterte administration is looking to spend over P8 billion of the national budget on surveillance next year, which is lower than this year's. Read more »

Panukalang 2022 budget isinumite na sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 08:16 PM

Isinumite na ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) nitong Lunes ang panukalang P5.024 trillion na pambansang budget para sa 2022. Read more »

DBM eyes finalizing proposed 2022 national budget

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 03:27 PM

The Department of Budget and Management said on Tuesday it eyed submitting to Congress on Aug. 23 the proposed 2022 national budget. Read more »

PH economic recovery rests on 2021 budget, 'set of measures' to aid businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 11:06 AM

Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic rests not just on the 2021 budget but also the swift passage of other measures meant to assist struggling businesses, Finance Asec. Tony Lambino said Thursday. Read more »

House sets 'marathon' plenary hearings on 2020 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 02:41 PM

Marathon hearings will be conducted to ensure the timely passage of the budget bill, House Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte told ABS-CBN in a text message. Read more »

House to 'move forward' with budget bill, eyes passage before Oct break: Salceda

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 03:45 PM

Rival blocs in the House agreed to support Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano in getting the 2020 budget approved before lawmakers go on break on Oct. 5, House Committee of Ways and Means chairman and Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda told ANC.  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 »