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OMBUDSMAN Samuel Martires on Tuesday night asked the House Committee on Appropriations to completely remove any allocation for confidential funds from the Office of the Ombudsman’s P5.824 billion proposed budget for 2025.
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.
MANILA, Philippines — A year after the P125 million in confidential funds spent by the Office of the Vice President in just 11 days sparked controversy, the Commission on Audit (COA) has confirmed irregularities in most of the expenditures, and wants the OVP to return over P73 million in disallowed funds.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 6:36 p.m.) — Two airlines offered flexible options for its passengers as ongoing demonstrations continued to block traffic in Davao City.
HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Monday that the unused and idle funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should be returned to the national government since the agency failed to utilize these subsidies.
MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Ralph Recto should rescind his directive for the state health insurer to transfer excess funds to the national coffers, according to a group including retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio.
MANILA, Philippines – The recent Supreme Court decision ordering the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to remit the proper amount to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will be tackled in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum, with no less than main petitioner Yeng Guiao appearing as special guest at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
MANILA, Philippines — Health secretary Teodoro Herbosa said unused funds of state health insurer, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), should be returned to the national government since the agency failed to utilize these state subsidies.