Funds

MANILA, Philippines—The 2010 budget of the Office of the President (OP) on Wednesday hurdled plenary debates at the House of Representatives amid questions on its use of intelligence and travel funds.  read more »

MANILA - The House plenary on Wednesday approved the P4.3 billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2010, but not without intense scrutiny from opposition solons who raised concerns about various items in the budget.  read more »

MANILA -- After about five hours of interpellation, the House plenary passed the P3.4-billion budget of the Office of the President unchanged last Wednesday.  read more »

Nangangamba ang isang kongresista sa posibilidad na pagsamantalahan ng administrasyon ang pagpapalawig ng state of calamity sa loob ng isang taon para maideklara rin ang kinatatakutang state of emergency.  read more »

Four major Los Angeles-based Filipino organizations have joined together to collect donations for typhoon victims in the Philippines.  read more »

GABRIELA Rep. Liza Maza yesterday challenged President Macapagal-Arroyo to release the Priority Development Assistance Fund of some militant lawmakers so that it can be used to help flood and typhoon victims.  read more »

BAYAN Muna Representative Teodoro Casiño on Monday questioned the P10-billion supplemental budget as calamity fund for victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines—Opposition party-list lawmakers are willing to donate millions of pesos in their pork barrel fund for the victims of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international codename: Ketsana) and Typhoon “Pepeng” (Parma), if they would be released at all by Malacañang.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines – Party-list lawmakers said they would be willing to donate millions of pesos of their pork barrel funds to the victims of tropical storm “Ondoy” (Ketsana) and typhoon “Pepeng” (Parma), that is, if Malacañang releases the money.  read more »