Tag: General Appropriations Act

"Higher expenses, lower revenues."   The preparation on the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA), aka the national budget, essentially involves ...

Senator Panfilo Lacson said he wants an explanation on the need for a supplemental budget to address the COVID-19 crisis when there’s ...

"There were also corruption, bureaucracy and absorptive capacity."   Almost all international and individual analysts of the Philippine economy’s below-expectations ...

About 153 volcanic earthquakes, including two low-frequency earthquakes, were recorded from Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine ...

Military and uniformed personnel facing any charge arising from an incident related to the performance of their work shall be ...

"This is the senator's gift to Filipino women."     And so it has come to pass. Senator Tito Sotto ...

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday criticized the “insertions” made by lawmakers in the national budget, which he said would result ...

The House of Representatives has converted into a bill the resolution extending until Dec. 31, 2020 the validity of the ...

"There’s not enough time."     With the arrival of November, there are only two months left in 2019. The ...

On World Teachers’ Day, senators vowed Friday to prioritize the salary increase and additional grants to public school teachers, with ...