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MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is seeking a temporary suspension of the PhilHealth premium contributions for minimum wage earners to utilize the unspent funds of the state insurer to subsidize the premiums of low-income individuals.
THE House of Representatives will begin today plenary deliberations on Malacañang’s proposed P6.352 trillion national budget for 2025, targeting to complete the discussions in eight session days and approve the spending measure by September 25.
The House of Representatives committee on appropriations decided last Thursday to cut the proposed 2025 Office of the Vice President (OVP) budget of P2.037 billion to only P733.198 millionThe cut, which is about P1.29 billion, was announced by Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo through a press conference. In my many years working in Congress, if memory serves me right, this is only the second straight time a committee decision is announced through a presser, unlike previous decisions which are revealed via committee reports. By this sheer action alone, the House of Representatives is clearly engaged in politicking, as mentioned by Vice President Inday Sara Duterte during her presentation of the OVP budget in the Lower House.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will see its budget halved under the House Committee on Appropriations following Vice President Sara Duterte's absence and failure to justify the proposal.
MANILA, Philippines — The House appropriations committee proposed to reduce the rent and lease expenses of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) by about 60% from the requested P80.732 million, a House leader said on Thursday, September 12.
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives aims to finalize the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 by September 25.
MANILA, Philippines — Neither Vice President Sara Duterte nor any representative from her office showed up at the House's second round of budget hearing on the Office of the Vice President (OVP) proposed 2025 budget on Tuesday, September 10.
MANILA, Philippines — The lack of funds for the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Education Institute’s (DOST-SEI) cash program led to the delayed release of their undergraduate scholars’ stipends, the agency said on Thursday, September 5.
A COMBATIVE Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday refused to answer lawmakers’ questions on the notice of disallowance that the Commission on Audit (COA) has issued to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for its use of confidential funds in 2022, causing tensions to rise during the budget hearing on the OVP’s proposed budget for 2025.