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SENATE minority leader Aquilino Pimentel III yesterday said he is against giving the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confidential funds since the agency is involved in implementing the government’s information and communications technology policies, and not involved in criminal law enforcement.
THE House of Representatives will continue to focus on work despite the political noise caused by former President Rodrigo Duterte’s allegations against congressmen as retaliation to their decision to strip his daughter, Vice President Sara, of confidential funds under the P5.768 trillion proposed national budget for 2024, Sta. Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernandez said yesterday.
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the budgetary requirement of P6 billion for the scaled-up and continued implementation next year of the administration’s flagship food stamp program “Walang Gutom 2027,” Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) undersecretary Ed Punay said.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday said the government is eyeing to have the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act “operational before the end of the year” as he clarified that he has not suspended the implementation of the law. “I was a bit alarmed by the news reports early this morning that
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese vessels executing “dangerous blocking maneuvers” collided with Philippine boats en route to deliver supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — President Joe Biden requested urgent military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion security package Friday, but he faces a tough battle to get it through a paralyzed US Congress.
WASHINGTON, United States — The US budget deficit has widened to $1.7 trillion, government data showed on Friday, in a development that could add pressure on President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection in 2024.
(UPDATE) THE Sandiganbayan on Friday sentenced businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles to at least 60 years in prison after convicting her in the case involving the illegal use of priority development assistance funds (PDAF) in 2007.