Exuberant over congressional approval of two bills despite fierce opposition from some sectors, President Aquino on Wednesday called the General Appropriations Act of 2013 an “empowerment budget.”
The P2.006-trillion national budget for 2013 is only awaiting the President’s signature, after the House of Representatives ratified Wednesday night the bicameral conference report on the general appropriations act.
The Senate on Wednesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P2.006-trillion national budget for 2013 just hours after senators and House members met to iron out minimal differences between their respective versions of the appropriations bill.
The proposed P2.006 trillion national budget for 2013 has been approved in the congressional bicameral conference committee, Senator Franklin Drilon said on Wednesday
The House of Representatives swiftly approved the P2.006-trillion 2013 national budget proposal on third and final reading with a 195-6 vote Monday afternoon.
The House of Representatives resumed its third regular session on Monday, a week after many lawmakers filed their candidacy papers for the midterm elections next year.
A new approach in crafting the government budget, known as the “bottom-up budget,” aims to improve the implementation of projects and programs and uplift the poorest regions in the country.
The House of Representatives on Thursday night approved on second reading the proposed P2.006 trillion national budget for 2013 after nine days of marathon hearings.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is hopeful that the House of Representatives can finish its deliberations on the proposed P2.006 trillion budget by next week.
Plenary deliberations at the House of Representatives on the proposed P2.006 trillion national budget for 2013 on Tuesday was disrupted by disgruntled student militants.
For the first time, the head of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will visit the Supreme Court to discuss the budget of the Judiciary.
The country’s weathermen received a “sunny” forecast on Tuesday from lawmakers who pushed for the inclusion of funds for their fringe benefits in the 2013 budget instead of sourcing the money from the savings of their agency that may or may not materialize.
After discussions with officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, the House committee on appropriations moved on to deliberation on the proposed budget for the Department of Agrarian Reform Thursday afternoon.
