Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co lauded the arrest of a suspected large-scale onion smuggler, highlighting it as a clear indication of the Marcos administration’s determined efforts to combat agricultural smuggling.
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co foresees a smooth bicameral conference committee meeting on the proposed 2024 with the reported consensus among senators to remove the confidential funds of civilian agencies.
House Committee on Appropriations chairperson and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co has called on the youth to become beacons of resilience and unity during the Bicol University Olympics 2023.
The Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. led by Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co has expressed gratitude for the exemplary leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez in the House of Representatives.
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co vowed to collaborate with the Senate to identify the sources of funds needed by the Department of Information and Communication Technology to address cyber attacks in the country.
The Office of the Ombudsman has requested a P1 million confidential fund for next year, which is significantly lower than the P51 million allocated under the 2024 national budget proposal.
House Committee on Appropriations chairperson and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday denied that the House of Representatives has P1.6 billion confidential funds this year.
Appropriations Committee Vice-chairperson and Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo said what the House has under the 2023 General Appropriations Act is actually the P1.6 billion in extraordinary funds.
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co said on Wednesday that the small committee created by the House of Representatives will finish fine-tuning the proposed P5.768 trillion budget on October 10.
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co disclosed that the confidential funds from the agencies led by Vice President Sara Duterte will be realigned to intelligence and security forces addressing escalating threats in the West Philippine Sea.
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co said that the 2024 National Expenditure Program was crafted to support post-pandemic recovery and shield the economy from external headwinds and inflationary pressures.
