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MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) should try living on a budget of P64 for their meals before they conclude that the budget does not make a person food poor, activist groups said yesterday.
SEN. Grace Poe said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should shoulder the government's remaining payables to health workers given its increasing annual net income.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday presented a four-point appeal to the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) to ensure the efficient allocation of the 2025 national budget: scrutinize online gambling, provide safeguards for the contracting of foreign loans, improve housing programs, and provide targeted aid to Filipinos in need.
EDUCATION Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara on Tuesday said the Commission on Audit (CoA) could investigate Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd), under her stewardship, had been mishandled.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday appealed to the government's economic team to be cohesive in its strategy as she remarked that the current plans of the Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, and the National Economic and Development Authority appear "disjointed and disconnected."
Budget Secretary Emphasizes Whole-of-Government Approach Key to 'A' Credit Rating
THE House Committee on Appropriations yesterday ordered the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to the panel its audit reports on the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is conducting an inventory of all its properties abroad, some of which are in premium locations.