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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.
The third State of the Nation Address of President Marcos was remarkable not just for the issues that were mentioned, but for those that were left out.
MANILA, Philippines — It was a mandate from Congress that pushed the Department of Finance to order state health insurer PhilHealth to remit its unused budget of P89.9 billion back to the treasury.
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.
ALL officials of the Department of Tourism who authorized the payment of various illegal allowances and benefits totaling P162.43 million in 2011 and 2012 are liable and obligated to refund the disallowed amount.
THE Public Attorney's Office (PAO) will recruit 178 more lawyers to assist unprivileged Filipinos in need of legal representation, aid and counseling, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced on Monday.
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero on Monday vowed to focus on crafting laws that ease the burdens of overworked and underpaid Filipinos, as he formally opened the third and final session of the 19th Congress.