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PASIG RIVER FERRY SYSYEM GETS FUNDING IN 2020 BUDGET – ANGARA

In order to expedite the development of the Pasig River ferry system as an alternative mode of transport for Metro Manila commuters, funding has been provided in the 2020 General Appropriations Act for this purpose under the budget of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Senate Committee on Finance chairman Senator Sonny Angara said the […]

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THE 2020 GAA IS THE FIRST LEGACY BUDGET OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara said the signing of the P4.1-trillion General Appropriations Act of 2020 by President Rodrigo Duterte signals the start of the implementation of more flagship projects that are meant to improve the lives of the Filipino people. “The 2020 GAA could be described as the first legacy budget of the Duterte administration. In […]

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GOV’T TO MAXIMIZE RECORD P4.1 TRILLION NATIONAL BUDGET — NOGRALES

Properly, prudently, and efficiently.This is how the Executive intends to spend the record-setting P4.1 trillion 2020 national budget that President Rodrigo Duterte had signed on the first working Monday of the year, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. “This was a team effort, and we commend the leadership of both houses.” “We thank the members of […]

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NO ‘PORK,’ PARKED FUNDS IN RATIFIED 2020 BUDGET BILL – UNGAB

The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee said the version of the P4.1-trillion 2020 budget approved by the bicameral conference committee and ratified by both Houses of Congress contains no “pork” and no parked funds. Committee chairman Isidro Ungab said the 2020 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) is in compliance with the “express instructions” of President […]

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SENATE RATIFIES PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET – ANGARA

The proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 now only needs the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte to be enacted into law after the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on House Bill 4228 or the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The House of Representatives had earlier ratified the national expenditure plan. The Senate swiftly […]

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HOUSE RATIFIES P4.1-T NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 2020 – SPEAKER CAYETANO

The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P4.1-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2020. This development came after the bicameral conference committee approved the proposed 2020 budget on the same day. Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said the budget that was passed has “no pork, no parked funds, and […]

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MINORITY TO WORK FOR ‘PORK-FREE,WASTE-FREE BUDGET’ — ABANTE

House Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday reiterated that members of the Minority will be using the plenary debates on the 2020 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to hammer out a pork-free, waste-free budget that would benefit the country’s 104 million citizens. On the second day of the marathon House […]

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MINORITY TO BALANCE NEED TO PASS NATIONAL BUDGET ON TIME WITH DUTY TO SCRUTINIZE ITS PROVISIONS — ABANTE

Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr.  on Thursday said members of the Minority will thoroughly scrutinize the National Expenditure Plan (NEP) submitted by the Executive Department while balancing the need to pass the General Appropriations Act (GAA) on time to ensure the prompt delivery of services to the people. This as budget […]

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MINORITY TO WORK FOR ‘ON-TIME, ON-TARGET’ NATIONAL BUDGET — ABANTE

Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. said members of the Minority were committed to work with the Majority in hammering out a national budget that will be passed “on time and on target,” this as the House of Representatives received the proposed 4.1 trillion-peso 2020 national budget. “Like our colleagues in […]

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EVERY SENATOR TO SCRUTINIZE 2020 BUDGET – ANGARA

The P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget will be thoroughly reviewed by each member of the Senate, said Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, chair of the Senate committee on finance, said each senator has an individual checklist on how to evaluate an agency budget or spending item, which would ensure that the review of next year’s budget would […]