Manila, Oct. 28 -- Senators may have to work through the Christmas holidays to ensure passage of the proposed 2027 national budget as the chamber braces for potentially difficult negotiations with the... Read More
Manila, Oct. 27 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and citizen-developed digital tools are helping the Senate scrutinize the proposed PHP7.2-trillion national budget faster, with an online tracker now al... Read More
Manila, Oct. 23 -- The Senate will make the necessary corrections to the proposed 2027 national budget without returning it to the House of Representatives, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Fr... Read More
Manila, Oct. 23 -- The government could defer up to PHP10.74 billion in retirement-related expenditures if Congress raises the compulsory retirement age of police officers, firefighters and jail perso... Read More
Manila, Oct. 22 -- More than half of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) proposed PHP6.56 billion budget for 2027 will go to flood control and sewerage management, making flood miti... Read More
Manila, Oct. 21 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is accelerating irrigation projects, preparing emergency assistance and coordinating with other government agencies to cushion the impact of a pot... Read More
Manila, Oct. 21 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday assured that the Senate would reject questionable adjustments to the proposed 2027 national budget and maintain transpare... Read More
Manila, Oct. 16 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday called on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to build on its 125-year legacy by strengthening its capabilities, professionalism, and readin... Read More
Manila, Oct. 15 -- The Senate will enforce the second 90-day preventive suspension of Senator Jinggoy Estrada once it formally receives the Sandiganbayan's order, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian s... Read More
Manila, Oct. 13 -- Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo on Friday shifted scrutiny from Vice President Sara Z. Duterte's financial records to the lawyers around her, questioning why none appeared to have steered... Read More