The leadership of the House of Representatives is optimistic that the Senate will agree with the P77 billion worth of institutional amendments it made to the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
The Senate begins the period of amendments Monday for the proposed PHP5.268-trillion National Expenditure Program of 2023, with confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) to get the most scrutiny.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told senators on Friday that restoring budget cuts will be a big help in fortifying its capacity to serve Filipinos and allow it to respond to the increasing demand for consular services.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has no allocation for the Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) modernization subsidy program under the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said there is currently a disconnect among the ICT projects of different government agencies.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday asked members of the House of Representatives to allocate more funds to finance its social protection programs next year.
House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas on Friday questioned the incomplete list of projects for the barangay development program (BDP) under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
The House of Representatives is set to receive on Monday, August 22, the proposed P5.268 trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2023.
The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday asked the House of Representatives to augment the budget allotted to the agency in the 2022 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
Undersecretary Tina Canda, the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) officer-in-charge tested positive for COVID-19.
