MANILA, Philippines — The bicameral conference committee finished reconciling the conflicting provisions of the Senate and House of Representatives General Appropriations Bill (GAB) during the wee ...

The Senate amended Monday its legislative calendar, moving the resumption of the plenary session on December 29, in time for the ratification of the proposed P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget. This ...

Aside from this, Ridon said that the oversight will not be solely on the infrastructure allocations to districts, as checking the implementation of the recently-signed 2026 General Appropriations Act ...

THE government’s budgetary system has become a proving ground for transparency reforms, analysts said, as mounting public pressure forces lawmakers to demonstrate greater openness in the wake of ...