House extends 2021 budget ‘til Dec. 31 ‘22 for infra works
The House of Representatives approved Monday on third and final reading the bill extending the validity of the 2021 General ...
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Bill extending ‘21 budget approved on 2nd reading
The House of Representatives on Monday approved on second reading the bill extending the validity of the 2021 General Appropriations Act ...
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Purchase of 15 choppers called too insensitive
An opposition lawmaker on Friday slammed President Duterte’s order to acquire 15 Black Hawk helicopters which, she said, “will cost ...
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P16.4b for former Red-held villages
At least 822 remote villages recently liberated from communist influence by the military and the police will soon start getting ...
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Judiciary names 100 judges-at-large
The judiciary will be able to hasten the adjudication of several pending court cases with the appointment of 100 judges-at-large ...
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Legislator: Teachers need more
A party-list legislator on Friday welcomed the “initial gains” of the teachers’ campaigns for allowances in the bicameral conference committee-approved ...
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No such thing as a pork-free budget
"This is because lawmakers are allowed to engage in the business of project identification." Over the years, it appears ...
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Passage of 2021 budget should be the House priority
"Velasco’s fatal mistake was to keep quiet in the last 15 months." What should be the focus of the ...
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