Health emergency allowance mapping still underway: DOH: This came after the budget department earlier this month told the health department it has to streamline ...
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FACT CHECK: Social pension for indigent senior citizens raised to P1,000, not P20,000
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More offices, positions approved for senior citizens agency: More offices, positions approved for senior citizens agency
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4.4-M households projected to benefit from 4Ps under 2024 budget: 4.4-M households projected to benefit from 4Ps under 2024 budget
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Senator Sonny Angara on charter change, abolition of PS-DBM, and the subpoena issued by the Senate vs Apollo Quiboloy. | via Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Senator rules out proposed abolition of controversial DBM office: Senator rules out proposed abolition of controversial DBM office
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Questions swirl around dried-up funding for poor Marylanders’ pretrial home detention
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NGCP told to ‘practice discipline’ to protect consumers: Energy industry regulators are urging utilities, especially monopolies like the NGCP ...
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The unprogrammed funds issue in the Marcos admin’s 2024 budget, simplified: Standby funds for 2024, which a small group of ranking lawmakers approved last year ...
rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/unprogrammed-funds-marcos-administration-2024-budget-issue/
Pimentel says to file SC petition vs 2024 budget: It was Pimentel who earlier claimed that the 2024 budget was "bigger" than the approved P5.768 trillion.
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TIMELINE: The Philippines’ 2024 national budget signed: President Marcos inks the 2024 national budget, a culmination of a months-long legislative saga that saw ...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2024 national budget, but vetoed two sections.
Here are the vetoed provisions, and President Marcos’ justification: ... Show more
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. of conditions the implementation of some provisions in the 2024 national budget.
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Maharlika identifies industries for potential investment: The governing body behind the Maharlika Investment Fund held its first board meeting on January 3.
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Romualdez says unprogrammed funds can augment gov’t social programs: House Speaker Martin Romualdez said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is slated to sign the ...
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JUST IN. Lawyers, ex-finance undersecretary file a petition against Vice President Sara Duterte's confidential funds, ask the Supreme Court to order the return ... Show more
Atty. Barry Gutierrez, Atty. Arpee Santiago, former Comelec commissioner Gus Lagman and others file a petition for certiorari vs. Office of the Vice President ... Show more
New Maharlika IRR removes specific safeguards, eases requirements for top positions
rappler.com/business/revised-maharlika-implementing-rules-regulations-removes-safeguards-eases-requirements/
Marcos Jr. may sign 2024 budget in mid-December: Diokno: President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. may sign the over P5.7-trillion budget for 2024 by mid-December ...
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No overtime pay for teachers who served extra hours on barangay election day: The Comelec says it cannot provide extra pay to teachers who worked overtime ...
rappler.com/nation/elections/no-overtime-pay-teachers-served-extra-hours-barangay-polls-october-30-2023/
DBM releases P3B to augment DSWD's crisis aid program: The budget department has approved the release of P3 billion to augment the DSWD's program aimed at ...
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Comelec: No budget for teachers' OT pay in barangay elections: Comelec Chairman George Garcia said while he wanted teachers to receive overtime pay ...
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What are the compensation, benefits of barangay and SK officials?: On average, a barangay chairperson receives P7,900 per month while a barangay councilor earns ...
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The dangers of justifying VP Sara Duterte’s 2022 confidential funds: Unless Congress does anything about it, the explanations given may be giving the ...
rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/dangers-justifying-vice-president-sara-duterte-2022-confidential-funds/
Go, two other solons, to rescue PSC from funding woes: Signs of another banner Olympic bid in Paris next year are encouraging, but a minuscule budget from the ...
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The dangers of justifying VP Sara Duterte’s 2022 confidential funds: Unless Congress does anything about it, the explanations given may be giving the ...
rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/dangers-justifying-vice-president-sara-duterte-2022-confidential-funds/
Survey shows 98 pct of Filipinos favor free tuition in SUCs: senator: The Pulse Asia survey showed that 99 percent in classes A, B, and C; 97 percent in class D; ...
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Marcos seeks shorter trigger period for fuel subsidy release: President Marcos wants to amend the budget bill provision on fuel subsidy 'in order to shorten ...
rappler.com/philippines/president-marcos-seeks-shorter-trigger-period-fuel-subsidy-release/
DA exec wants to retain P50M confidential fund: DA Assistant Secretary James Layug said their agency needs the fund to strengthen their operation against ...
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With P2-B subsidy since 2008, APECO asked: Why hasn't it been taken off?: Senator JV Ejercito on Wednesday quizzed administrators of an economic zone located in ...
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House has confidential funds? Quimbo says only 'extraordinary expenses': Quimbo said that unlike confidential and intelligence funds, extraordinary expenses are ...
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Caving in to pressure, House to strip Duterte-led OVP, DepEd of confidential funds
rappler.com/nation/house-strips-deped-ovp-duterte-confidential-funds-september-2023/
Quick Glance: Sara Duterte's 2022 Letter Sparks Confidential Fund Controversy
- Vice President Sara Duterte received P125 million in confidential funds in 2022, despite requesting twice that amount from the DBM.
- The biggest controversy Sara Duterte has faced since becoming vice president began with a letter she wrote.
- The total amount she said she needed was not insignificant - P403.46 million for various purposes, including a request of P250 million for confidential expenses.
- Lastly, the OVP sought P250 million in confidential funds for the "safe implementation of the various projects and activities under the Good Governance program."
Who is Stella Quimbo, the staunch defender of Sara Duterte’s confidential funds?: Before becoming a defender of the Maharlika fund and Vice President Sara ...
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Quick Glance: Meet Stella Quimbo, the strong advocate for Sara Duterte's confidential funds
- During the budget deliberation, Representative Stella Luz Quimbo defended Vice President Sara Duterte.
- Quimbo is a member of 14 House committees, but not a chairperson of any.
- When House proponents dropped pension funds from the budget, Quimbo was the one who made the announcement.
- Quimbo is not Vice President Sara Duterte's spokesperson, but as the senior vice chairperson of the appropriations panel, she sponsors the budget of government agencies in the plenary.
OTS tightens procedure, seeks better pay to prevent airport theft: Aplasca said the investigation into the alleged theft is ongoing, and at least 4 of 14 ...
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Sabi ng Office of the Vice President, umabot naman daw ng halos tatlong linggo, hindi dalawa, bago nito naubos ang P125 million na confidential funds na ... Show more
Duterte defenders: List of officials explaining VP’s confidential funds gets longer
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House reschedules OVP, DepEd budget debates after Duterte cites ‘conflict in schedule’
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Quick Glance: Budget debates for OVP and DepEd rescheduled due to scheduling conflict
- Vice President Sara Duterte presents her basic education report.
- The OVP and DepEd were scheduled to defend their proposed budgets in the House, but it was postponed after VP Sara Duterte failed to show up.
- The House was supposed to tackle the budgets today, but VP Sara Duterte's offices requested a last-minute postponement.
- Duterte had two weeks to clear her schedule and prioritize the House debates, as defending the budget before Congress is crucial for government agencies.
Philippines can live without confidential funds: Lagman: Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman on Saturday said Philippines could live without confidential funds ...
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Quimbo insists there was line item that allowed OVP’s 2022 confidential fund: Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, former chief of staff of erstwhile vice president Leni ...
rappler.com/nation/quimbo-insists-line-item-allowed-ovp-confidential-fund-2022/
Quick Glance: OVP receives 2022 confidential funds without specific item
- The confidential expenses totaling P125 million incurred by the Office of the Vice President in 2022 were contingent funds released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) upon approval by the Office of the President (OP).
- There was no specific line item for confidential funds in the OVP's 2022 budget, which was prepared by Duterte's predecessor, Leni Robredo.
- The existing line item in the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the Office of the Vice President is for the good governance project and social services project.
- Under the second breakdown, there is a specific expense category for confidential, intelligence, and extraordinary expenses, and the 2022 OVP budget does not include any item for confidential funds.
Martires offers to scrap Ombudsman's P51-M confidential fund: Ombudsman Samuel Martires offered to scrap his agency's P51 million confidential fund ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/23/martires-offers-to-scrap-ombudsmans-p51-m-confidential-fund
Diokno on talks of being replaced: ‘I don’t comment on rumors’: While Diokno's statement was short, his appearance before finance beat reporters alone was ...
rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/benjamin-diokno-comment-rumors-being-replaced/
Tough-talking Duterte still hasn’t fully explained OVP’s 2022 confidential funds: It remains unclear, for instance, why the Office of the Vice President's ...
rappler.com/nation/sara-duterte-no-full-explanation-2022-confidential-funds-office-vice-president/
Fuel subsidy for PUVs suffers P500-M budget cut: Lawmakers slammed the proposed P500 million budget cut on fuel subsidies for public utility vehicles next year ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/23/fuel-subsidy-for-puvs-suffers-p500-m-budget-cut
Tulfo wants DOE's P6B electrification budget restored: Sen. Raffy Tulfo urged the Senate Finance Committee to restore the Department of Energy's P6-billion ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/30/23/tulfo-wants-does-p6b-electrification-budget-restored
The amount of confidential and intelligence funds utilized by the Philippine government has grown over the years. So does the number of agencies that request ... Show more
Why transfer of P125-M confidential funds to OVP sets dangerous precedent: (1st UPDATE) 'Lawmakers don’t want to antagonize the Vice President because of ...
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Marcos Jr. administration moves to fight 'fake news': President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s Presidential Communication Office will go to schools to strengthen its ...
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Bike lanes, walkways project to get in gear with SARO release: The money will be used to construct protected bike lanes, buy bike racks, improve end-of-trip ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/23/bike-lanes-walkways-project-to-get-in-gear-with-saro-release
Lawmakers call for more funds for SUCs after P7-B budget cut: Of the 117 SUCs, 30 may receive less funding next year.
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/23/lawmakers-call-for-more-funds-for-sucs-after-p7-b-budget-cut
For Representative Edcel Lagman, the current wording of the contingent fund in the yearly annual national budget is the problem that needs to be solved ... Show more
Tulfo wants confidential funds for DMW to curb illegal recruitment: In response to Senator Raffy Tulfo's suggestion, Migrant Workers Undersecretary ...
rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/raffy-tulfo-wants-confidential-funds-dmw-curb-illegal-recruitment/
Poe doubts DICT competence to handle confidential funds: The DICT has been repeatedly called out by lawmakers for their underspending.
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/14/23/poe-doubts-dict-competence-to-handle-confidential-funds
Senate panel approves P2.3-B OVP budget, including P500-M confidential funds: Only senators Koko Pimentel and Risa Hontiveros quiz Vice President Sara Duterte ...
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Quick Glance: Senate Approves P2.3B OVP Budget with P500M Confidential Funds
- Vice President Sara Duterte attends Senate hearing on proposed P2.3B budget for Office of the Vice President in fiscal year 2024 on September 4, 2023.
- The Senate committee on finance approved the proposed P2.3 billion budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2024, including P500 million in confidential and intelligence funds (CIF).
- Duterte states funds will be used for secure and successful implementation of OVP projects.
- Pimentel questions Duterte about over P125 million in confidential funds spent by OVP in 2022.
Ombudsman explains why Duterte was cleared in Pharmally mess: Ombudsman Samuel Martires also explained why nobody has been sued for plunder over the Pharmally ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/11/23/ombudsman-explains-why-duterte-was-cleared-in-pharmally-mess
LIVE UPDATES: Debates on the 2024 Philippine national budget: Follow the budget debates in Congress through this live blog
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Comelec asks Congress to restore P5 billion slashed from proposed 2024 budget: Comelec Chairman George Garcia says the funds would be used to prepare for the ...
rappler.com/nation/comelec-asks-congress-restore-billions-pesos-slashed-proposed-2024-budget/
DBM releases P11.6 billion for DepEd bonuses: The Department of Budget and Management has released P11.6 billion for the 2021 performance-based bonus of public ...
news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/14/23/dbm-releases-p116-billion-for-deped-bonuses
Philippines’ Top Leaders Accused of Making Irregular Budget Transactions: Vice President Sara Duterte’s use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) ...
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Quick Glance: Accusations Against Philippines' Top Leaders for Irregular Budget Transactions
- Opposition lawmakers in the Philippines are questioning the use of confidential funds by Vice President Sara Duterte in 2022, which they claim were sometimes allocated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. without the authorization of Congress.
- Under this budget, the office of the vice president has no provision for confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs).
- While Congress was deliberating the proposed 2024 budget of the Marcos government, opposition legislators from the Makabayan bloc flagged the allocation of CIF for Duterte's office, which is even larger than the CIF of the Department of National Defense and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.
- In addition, the bloc shared official budget documents showing that Duterte used confidential funds in December 2022, which were sourced from a transfer made by Marcos' office.
OP violated Constitution in transfer of P125-M confidential funds to OVP – Drilon
rappler.com/nation/drilon-says-op-violated-constitution-transfer-confidential-funds-office-vice-president/
OWWA seeks more flexibility for underutilized emergency repatriation fund: The OWWA's 2024 budget sponsor in the House says the 8% utilization rate of the ...
rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/owwa-seeks-more-flexibility-underutilized-emergency-repatriation-fund-2024/
House plenary opens debates on Marcos government’s proposed 2024 budget: The House has committed to pass the spending plan before Congress takes a month-long ...
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EXPLAINER: What are contingent funds?: The 2022 GAA appropriated P7 billion for the Contingent Fund to cover the funding requirements of new or urgent projects.
news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/12/23/explainer-what-are-contingent-funds
Palace OK'd Duterte office's P125-M confidential funds in 2022: records: The confidential fund in question was approved on November 28, 2022.
news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/30/23/palace-okd-duterte-offices-p125-m-confidential-funds-in-2022-records
Quick Glance: Sandro Marcos concludes OVP budget hearing before questioning P500-M confidential fund
- Castro wanted to raise this specific issue during the budget hearing.
- There is an issue that needs to be heard and answered by the Office of the Vice President.
- The usage of the 125 million pesos, which were not labeled as confidential funds, needs to be clarified.
- It is illegal for the OVP to have confidential funds for 2022 without them being listed in the GAA.
House panel OKs OVP's 2024 budget with no questions asked: The Office of the Vice-President's P2.385-billion budget request for next year breezed through the ...
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Jeepney modernization to continue in 2024 even without a budget: 'Ang nirerequest po sana namin is that we be given additional funds because we lack ...
rappler.com/business/jeepney-puv-modernization-continue-2024-without-budget/
CHR told: Your confidential funds more justified than DepEd, OVP: Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman says the Commission on Human Rights' ...
rappler.com/nation/commission-human-rights-confidential-funds-requests-more-justified-than-deped-office-vice-president/
P15.54-billion DMW budget for 2024 hurdles Senate panel: Despite continued transferring of functions from other departments catering to OFWs ...
rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/department-migrant-workers-2024-budget-hurdles-senate-panel/
DBM already processing release of fuel subsidy: The DBM is already processing the release of the fund for the Department of Transportation's fuel subsidy program ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/23/dbm-already-processing-release-of-fuel-subsidy
The Commission on Audit, which has the mandate to audit the spending of government funds, said it is open to reviewing existing guidelines on the use of ... Show more
Pisay budget gets cut in DOST's 2024 budget: The Philippine Science High School System suffered a P300-million budget cut in the proposed 2024 funding under the ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/23/pisay-budget-gets-cut-in-dosts-2024-budget
Ombudsman suspends DepEd, DBM officials tagged in overpriced laptop mess: (1st UPDATE) The Ombudsman explains that it found sufficient grounds to suspend the ...
rappler.com/nation/ombudsman-suspends-deped-dbm-officials-laptop-mess/
DOTr to build bike lanes, pedestrian projects on an even tighter budget in 2024: Although the transportation department has the pedestrian-friendly EDSA ...
rappler.com/business/transportation-budget-bike-lanes-pedestrian-projects-tight-budget-2024/
Former Budget OIC Secretary Tina Canda dies: Known for her humor, courage, and solid work ethic, Canda continued serving even after being diagnosed with stage 4 ...
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DBM OKs 5,000 new non-teaching posts in DepEd: The non-teaching items include 3,500 administrative officers (AO) II and 1,500 project development officer I ...
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DOT wants more funds after proposed tourism budget cut by 80%: Congress isn’t too keen about the cut either, with several lawmakers saying that they would ...
rappler.com/business/department-tourism-budget-reduction-2024/
Budget chief defends PS-DBM after Pharmally, laptop deals: Pandandaman said PS-DBM will have a 'huge role' especially in procuring common-use supplies under the ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/22/23/budget-chief-defends-ps-dbm-after-pharmally-laptop-deals
Government workers unions and organizations picket in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Thursday, August 10, 2023 ... Show more
Some former officials of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management and Pharmally have been charged in relation to the alleged ... Show more
Marcos seeks immediate fuel subsidy distribution: DBM: President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is seeking a faster rollout of the P3-billion fuel subsidy to around 1 ...
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