Tag: national budget 2026

House Rejects Proposal to Slash Unprogrammed Appropriations

House Rejects Proposal to Slash Unprogrammed AppropriationsMANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has decisively rejected a proposal to...

Akbayan Rep Criticizes Transfer of Unprogrammed Funds

Akbayan Rep Highlights Unprogrammed Funds Transfer Akbayan party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña recently criticized the transfer of unprogrammed funds for infrastructure...

Akbayan Calls to Remove Unprogrammed Appropriations Entirely

Akbayan Urges Congress to Remove Unprogrammed Appropriations Akbayan party list Rep. Chel Diokno has urged lawmakers to eliminate the entire...

House Urged to Realign Budget for Flood Control Projects

Minority Leader Calls for Budget RealignmentMinority Leader Marcelino Libanan urged the House of Representatives to realign portions of the...

Historic 4% GDP Allocation Transforms Education Funding

Education Sector Receives Historic 4% GDP Allocation Education Secretary Sonny Angara expressed deep gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and...

Philippines Allocates 4 Percent GDP to Education Budget

Historic 4 Percent GDP Education Budget in Philippines For the first time in Philippine history, the education sector receives a...

Senator Lacson Demands Education Sector Largest Share

Senator Lacson Calls for Education Sector Priority Senator Panfilo Lacson urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday...

Senate Launches Online Budget Portal for Transparency

Senate Unveils Online Budget Portal The Senate has launched a new online budget portal to enhance transparency in government spending....

Senate Flood Control Probe Continues Amid Heavy Rains

Senate Flood Control Probe Advances Despite Weather MANILA, Philippines — The Senate flood control probe will continue as planned, even...

House Speaker Backs Funding to Connect Public Schools

House Speaker Endorses Internet Access for Public Schools House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez has voiced strong...

Confidential and Intelligence Funds Spark Education Funding Debate

Calls to Redirect Confidential and Intelligence Funds In the proposed 2026 national budget, the inclusion of confidential and intelligence funds...

Swiftly Enact Proposed P6.793-Trillion National Budget Now

President Calls for Swift Enactment of National Budget President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged Congress to swiftly enact the proposed...