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Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano urged the Senate leadership to reconsider the schedule of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial and prioritize deliberations on the national budget, warning that rushing the trial and pushing the plenary budget deliberations to the end of November can worsen the country’s economic challenges. “Given the Super El Niño, given the […]
The decision to open and live-stream the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam) deliberations on the 2026 national budget marks the culmination of months-long efforts by the House of Representatives to make the budget process transparent, accountable, and open to public scrutiny. This is according to House Appropriations Chairperson Representative Mikaela Angela Suansing, who at the start […]
To make deliberations for the 2026 budget more transparent, House Committee on Appropriations Chairperson and Nueva Ecija Representative Mikaela Angela Suansing said that she will call for the abolition of the so-called small committee that deliberates budget amendments. Suansing is instead proposing the introduction of a “Subcommittee for Budget Amendments Review (through which) we will […]
The Commission on Appointments (CA) is gearing up for a packed schedule as Congress resumes session on June 2, following a four-month recess. CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said five separate CA committees will convene on June 3 and 4 to begin deliberations on the qualifications of President Ferdinand Marcos […]
Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee on Monday deferred the House plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies, including the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) due to inaction and lack of specific plans to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of Filipinos on medical services. During the House […]
The power of the purse belongs to the people, through their representatives in Congress, so their participation and input should be welcomed and encouraged. This is the message of House Appropriations Chairperson Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles, who on Monday invited the public—especially those living in the provinces—to follow the budget deliberations in Congress and give […]