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BATO: RESTORE P10B SLASHED FROM AFP MODERNIZATION

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is urging the Senate to restore the P10 billion cut introduced by the House of Representatives to the P50-billion budget for the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program for next year. Dela Rosa made this appeal at the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget […]

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ESCUDERO WANTS 2025 BUDGET TO BE CLIMATE-ADAPTED

In the aftermath of the massive destruction and loss of lives brought about by tropical storm Kristine, Senate President Chiz Escudero said the annual general appropriations act, starting with the 2025 version, should already be “climate adapted and climate resilient.” While it is easy to point fingers at the agencies or personalities supposedly responsible for […]

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BICOL REHAB FUND INCLUSION IN 2025 BUDGET PUSHED

As Senate leaders committed to give top priority to passing the proposed 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) of P6.352 trillion with this week’s reopening of the 19th Congress, National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has appealed to senators to consider including in next year’s national budget bill his proposed P20-billion outlay for the fast-track […]

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IMEE BATS FOR GREEN INFRA FUNDING IN 2025 BUDGET

Following the onslaught of typhoon “Kristine”, Senator Imee Marcos stressed the need to include funding for green infrastructure in the 2025 budget to address typhoon and flooding problems. “Let’s start with simple solutions at the community level, such as expanding mangrove forests and planting indigenous bayog or Bambusa spinosa, which the ancient Filipinos used for […]

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TOURISM INFRA PROJECTS TO GET P6.4B IN 2025 BUDGET

Tourism destinations throughout the country can count on another P6.4 billion in fresh national government funding to further develop their access roads, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on tourism, said. “We have the sum of P6.4 billion for the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) in the 2025 national budget,” […]