President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. MALACAANG PHOTO MANILA, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.s decision to review the proposed 2025 national budget after public clamor only shows that Filipinos can now criticize the government without
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Status of Funds. Inquirer file photo MANILA, Philippines—As debates intensify over the Department of Education’s (DepEd) P12 billion budget cut for 2025, they expose a critical issue: the department’s persis
Senate President Francis Chiz Escudero Nio Jesus Orbeta MANILA, Philippines Senate President Francis Chiz Escudero on Tuesday rejected calls urging President Marcos to undo the bicameral conference committees move reducing the budget of the Departme
The total budget for the education sector for 2025 is still higher than that of the Department of Public Works and Highways, according to Zambales 1st District Rep. Jefferson Khonghun. MANILA, Philippines The total budget for the education sector is
MANILA, Philippines —President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, December 16, defended the move to give PhilHealth zero subsidy in the 2025 national budget, saying that it must exhaust its reserve funds. Congress recently concluded its bic
MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines faces its largest budget cut in nine yearskingbet, with a P2.08 billion cut set for 2025, based on the final version of next year's budget approved on Wednesday, December 11. Law
MANILA, Philippines President Marcos is slated to sign into law the P6.532-trillion national budget for 2025 before Christmas. Following standard practice, the Congress-approved national budget bill will be transmitted to the Office of the President
MANILAheart games, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero thumbed down notions that Congress was playing suck-up to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. heart games During his opening remarks at the final bicam meeting for the 2025 nat
LESSON FOR THE DAY A teacher at General Roxas Elementary School in Quezon City prepares her students for the days lessons in this photo taken in February 2024. INQUIRER file photo / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE MANILA, Philippines The P12 billion cut in the