President Marcos vetoes sections of GAA
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has vetoed sections of the P5.768-trillion 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), including an allocation of a revolving fund for the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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House to fund Navotas floodgate repairs
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez has ordered the House appropriations panel to fund repairs for the breached Tangos-Tanza Navigational Gate in Navotas City.
House panel sets probe on Metro flooding
MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on Metro Manila development is set to investigate the massive flooding brought about by Typhoon Carina that submerged the whole metropolis and nearby provinces on July 31.
House: 2025 budget in line with Marcos’ agenda
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos can rest assured that next year’s national budget would be in line with the programs of the executive department, the chairman of the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives said yesterday.
Speaker, Tingog launch relief ops for Carina victims
MANILA, Philippines — In the wake of the devastating Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon that have wreaked havoc across Metro Manila as well as Northern and Central Luzon, the offices of the House Speaker and Tingog Partylist on Wednesday launched relief operations for thousands of flood victims, starting with those in Marikina City.
Pagcor, House act to end POGOs
THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) yesterday said it will cancel the licenses it has issued to 43 Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs) following President Marcos Jr.’s order of a total ban on the offshore gambling industry during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. The President gave the Pagcor until the end of the year to stop the operation
Sec. Pangandaman meets with teacher’s alliance to address welfare concerns
In this year’s second quarter “Boses ng Bayan” survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD), Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) emerged as one of the top-performing cabinet officials receiving an impressive 88% job performance score—a notable increase from her 85% rating in the first quarter.
Sara skips SONA even on TV; Bato, Go no-show
MANILA, Philippines — After earlier declaring that she would skip President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address, Vice President Sara Duterte said she would not even watch the live SONA broadcast yesterday as she had to pay respects to the late Bohol vice governor Dionisio Victor Balite.
TESDA chief resigns, eyes BARMM post
MANILA, Philippines — Technical Education and Skills Development Authority chief Suharto Mangudadatu will resign from his TESDA post effective July 31, to prepare for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).