Lawmakers file ‘Open Bicam’ push for budget transparency
Lawmakers from the Akbayan Reform Bloc and Women LP Legislators have filed a joint resolution seeking to open all bicameral conference committee deliberations to the public, aiming to institutionalize transparency and curb corruption in the legislative process.
“Walang Pila, Walang Fixer”: Marcos Jr. hails eGov super app
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has lauded the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for the success of its eGov PH Super App, calling it a “central pillar” of his administration’s digital transformation agenda.
Gov’t expands budget to serve 15M households with subsidized rice
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced finding ₱18 billion to expand the government's ₱20 per kilogram rice program next year, aiming to serve up to 15 million middle- and low-income households—about 60 million Filipinos.
Romualdez denies alleged control over gov’t aid programs
The Office of House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday firmly denied claims that he exercises post-enactment control over government programs, describing recent...
Makati councilors reject proposals to hike property taxes
Councilors allied with the majority bloc of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati on Monday declared firm opposition to any attempt by Mayor Nancy Binay to raise Real Property Taxes (RPT), affirming their commitment to retain the 20% reduction approved last year.
