Escudero: PhilHealth’s zero budget is ‘because of their own failure’

Antonio Iñares - @inquirerdotnet 12/20/2024

Senate President Francis Escudero announced that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will not receive any funding in the 2025 national budget because it failed to meet its goals. Half of the tobacco excise taxes are allocated to…

House approves P6.352 trillion budget for 2025

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 09/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — House Bill (HB) No. 10800, which contains the P6.352 trillion proposed budget for 2025, was approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading on Wednesday. During the plenary session, 285…

VP Sara: I’m not a brat, solons just don’t like my answers

Zacarian Sarao 09/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte brushed off being called a brat and thought such labels against her were part of attacks from political opponents and critics. In a video of an interview shared by the…

OVP 2025 budget under scrutiny at House: No quick OK this time

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will still be under scrutiny at the House of Representatives as the committee on appropriations continued to deliberate on the matter on…

House to receive on Monday the proposed P6.3T budget for 2025

Faith Argosino 07/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang will submit its proposed national budget for 2025 amounting to P6.3 trillion to the House of Representatives on Monday. Speaker Martin Romualdez, in a statement on Sunday, said the chamber will receive the…

Romualdez: Marcos to seek P6.2-T budget for 2025

Faith Argosino 06/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to seek a spending bill amounting to P6.2 trillion for 2025, according to Speaker Martin Romualdez. The administration has not submitted its spending plan, but Romualdez…

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