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MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court ordered gaming regulator PAGCOR and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to give a portion of their income to fund the Philippine Sports Commission.
MANILA, Philippines — Close to two million government workers are expected to benefit from the unprogrammed appropriations that will be funded by the idle and unused funds of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), with a total of P67.6 billion to be utilized to cover salary increases and benefits of the country's civil servants.
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Wednesday again denied Vice President Sara Duterte's allegation that the lower chamber is preparing an impeachment case against her, saying that efforts to access the audit report of her confidential and intelligence expenditures are "part of the regular budgeting process."
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to stop the transfer of the remaining P70-billion in unused funds to the national government after the country's credit rating was upgraded by a Japan-based debt watcher.
THE Commission on Audit has affirmed five notices of disallowance (NDs) issued against the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for spending P1.57 million out of a trust fund meant to improve the living conditions of the Mamanwa tribe of Claver, Surigao del Norte.
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 — Economist and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda expressed support for the position of the Department of Finance (DOF) that the P89.9-billion excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should be redirected and used to stimulate economic development.
MANILA, Philippines — Amid the debate on the transfer of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) funds for economic activities, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III yesterday said that there are many other government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) that can be sources of funds for economic development.