LIVE: 2nd House hearing on Office of the Vice President's 2025 budget
MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Appropriations resumed the hearing on the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget on Tuesday, September 10.
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Press Release - Chiz calls on incoming BI chief to expedite reimbursement of offloaded passengers
Senate President Chiz Escudero is serving notice to the incoming Immigration Commissioner to rush the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by thousands of passengers who missed their flights due to unnecessary delays brought about by the pre-departure procedures of the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
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BEIJING, China – Chinese football on Tuesday banned 43 people for life over alleged gambling and match-fixing, including three former China internationals and South Korean World Cup player Son Jun-ho, state media said.
VP Sara accuses House leaders of meddling with DepEd classroom budget
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has accused House Speaker Martin Romualdez and the chairperson of the powerful House appropriations committee of manipulating the Department of Education's budget for classroom construction over the past two years.
Harris and Trump to clash as America awaits next twist
PHILADELPHIA, United States — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will clash in their first and possibly last televised debate Tuesday, in a potentially game-changing moment for the blockbuster 2024 US presidential election.
Sara Duterte, OVP officials no-show at 2025 budget hearing
MANILA, Philippines — Neither Vice President Sara Duterte nor any representative from her office showed up at the House's second round of budget hearing on the Office of the Vice President (OVP) proposed 2025 budget on Tuesday, September 10.
Press Release - Statement of Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero on the Alice Guo issue
I commend President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for acting decisively and with dispatch with respect to his promise to the nation that "heads will roll" in connection with the embarrassing escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.
Press Release - Cayetano calls for high-level meeting with DPWH to expedite New Senate Building project
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday called for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to convene a "high-level" meeting to expedite the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB), stressing the need for transparent cooperation from the department.