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MANILA, Philippines — Amid rumors of destabilization, President Marcos yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to promote the welfare of uniformed personnel and their families and announced the approval of funding for rice and health care benefits.
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay, 1st district) and other minority lawmakers urged the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday to “nullify” and prevent the government from utilizing the P449.5 billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
A GROUP of lawmakers from the House of Representatives led by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare as unconstitutional the P449 billion additional unprogrammed funds in the 2024 General Appropriations Act, arguing that it violates the constitutional provision prohibiting Congress from hiking the government’s proposed spending plan.
MANILA, Philippines — Minority lawmakers are asking the Supreme Court to nullify the P449.5 billion in unprogrammed allocation in the national budget, saying the amount was way above the P289.1 billion originally proposed, making it unconstitutional.
GOVERNMENT has put up 131 specialty centers in hospitals nationwide in 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday, adding similar facilities will be established this year under an P11.12 billion allocation of the Department of Health (DOH) in the 2024 national budget.
Plundering lawmakers must be shaking in their boots. They’re targeted in an anti-corruption petition circulating in chat groups of Philippine Military Academy graduates.
THE Department of Budget and Management released P30.11 billion for the health emergency allowance (HEA) claims of health care and non-health care workers in the country for 2023.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 15) — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday said it released ₱30.1 billion for health emergency allowance to COVID-19 healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers in 2023, leaving an unpaid balance of ₱14.88 billion.