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Malacañang is asking for P1.6 billion in the 2024 national budget to “accelerate the issuance of the National Identification Cards” but Senator Chiz Escudero said he will ask “at what speed will it be done and will it be fast enough to overtake the backlog”. The proposed funding is lodged in the proposed P8.8 billion […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) warmly welcomed newly appointed Secretary of Health (SOH) Teddy Herbosa to its 8th Regular Board Meeting. The Health Secretary is the ex officio non-voting Chairperson of the PhilHealth Board of Directors, its highest governing body. He joins 10 other ex officio and expert panel members currently in service. “We […]
With the legislative approval of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), Camarines Sur Rep. and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte said the 19th Congress has opened the gateway to an alternative, potentially huge source of investment funds that would let the national government (NG) spend bigger on its big-ticket programs to shore up President […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has filed a proposed bill that will enable the Office of the Ombudsman to retain at least 30% of the value of the ill-gotten assets acquired from the forfeiture cases that the government won in courts against corrupt public officials as a move to augment the financial resources of the country’s graft […]
Senator Chiz Escudero said that the latest version of the proposal seeking to create the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has better chances of passing in the Senate after key changes to the measure meant to raise funds for the government. According to Escudero, he already signed the committee report reflecting the major amendments to the […]
Senator Bong Go lauded the increase in the 2023 budget of the Department of Trade and Industry to provide funding for its Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program which seeks to aid micro, small, and medium enterprises in crises and provide livelihood opportunities to more Filipinos. Earlier, Go successfully appealed for the budget allocation […]
Senator Nancy Binay expressed concern over the air traffic system glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that crippled international and domestic flight operations on New Year’s Day. “Una sa lahat, buti na lamang at walang nangyaring anumang aksidente… but what happened last Sunday is scary and terrifying, and anyone who has plans of […]
Senator Bong Go urged the Commission on Audit to do its mandate and audit funds used for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in light of issues on vaccine wastage. “Sa ngayon, gawin ng COA ang kanyang mandato to conduct a thorough audit and compel the agencies involved na magsubmit po ng mga required reports,” Go […]
Amid efforts by congressional leaders to fast-track the bicameral conference committee (bicam) deliberations on next year’s proposed P5.26-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA), CamSur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is hoping this budget panel would be able to realign outlays for certain state offices and programs to bankroll, among others, the Libreng Sakay free bus and train rides in Metro Manila along with the […]
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva vowed to help the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) seek an additional budget for the preservation of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Like in previous instances, the 540-kilometer mountain range that spans Cagayan and Quezon provinces was believed to have saved several parts of Luzon from the wrath […]