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House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Tuesday again asked why the budget of a critical government office had been slashed, as he quizzed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi during the Department of Energy’s (DOE) budget deliberations regarding the budget of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), which was reduced from 1.8 billion pesos in […]
“We will never ever be asked again to present multiple government-issued IDs for any transaction.” This according to Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones, Chairperson of the House Committee on Population and Family Relations and principal sponsor of the National Identification System Act at the House of Representatives, on the day President Rodrigo Duterte officially […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said on Thursday that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) should reconsider its plans to recall ambulances from LGUs that fail to meet the requirements for donated vehicles “because people especially in the countryside will suffer if emergency medical attention is denied or diminished.” The Davao […]
The House of Representatives’ (HOR) deliberations on the proposed 2019 national budget will begin as scheduled on Tuesday, July 31, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said on Sunday as he stressed that the new House leadership recognized the importance of the immediate passage of the General Appropriations Act (GAA). “The lifeblood […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Davao City Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles expressed confidence that the deliberations for the 2019 national budget would continue smoothly despite the ongoing transition in the House leadership. According to Nograles, the transition team formed by newly-installed House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is working hard to ensure the smooth transfer of leadership […]
A day after the ouster of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the House of Representatives on Tuesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). This was the first item completed on the agenda of newly-elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “As I intend to carry out the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte, […]
A President who is from the provinces who cares about the “probinsyano.” This, according to House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles, was what was emphasized by President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA). In separate radio interviews on Tuesday, the legislator from Davao said that it was clear from the […]
A party-list lawmaker is calling for an increased budget for science and technology in the forthcoming budget hearings at the House of Representatives. 1-Ang Edukasyon Party-List Representative Salvador Belaro Jr. made the call recently on the occasion of the observance of Science and Technology Week. “We have to shift to a knowledge-based economy as soon […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Davao Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said his panel is committed to increase the funding for the Social Pension Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expand the present coverage of the government’s pension system for indigent senior citizens so that “more of our lolos and lolas […]
With sessions in Congress set to resume next week, House Appropriations Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said that ensuring funding for government programs that benefit the country’s “probinsyanos” would be his top priority when the House begins budget deliberations at month’s end. In a series of radio interviews, Nograles said that he would ensure […]