SC asked: Compel DBM to release 4th tranche of gov’t workers’ wage hike

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:33:23 +0000

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Monday asked the Supreme Court to compel the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release the fourth tranche of salary increase for government workers.

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Andaya: Billions in projects bid out before budget was approved

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 05:30:28 +0000

Andaya: Billions in projects bid out before budget was approved

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said billions in projects for Sorsogon were bid out as early as November 2017.

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‘Unbelievable’ that Diokno unaware of Sorsogon infra fund, says Andaya

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:45:37 +0000

Rolando Andaya Jr. and Benjamin Diokno

It’s “unbelievable” Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno was unaware of the P10-billion infra fund for Sorsogon, says Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr.

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Villanueva urges regularization of casual, contractual gov’t workers

Senator Joel Villanueva urged the government to assure “security of tenure” for casual and contractual government workers.

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Gov’t aid to college students cut by P3.2B

Gov’t aid to college students cut by P3.2B

Most of the more than 350,000 tertiary students receiving stipends from government are expected to lose the lifeline next year as the budget for the “Tulong Dunong” program has been drastically cut to P1.1 billion from P4.1 billion.

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House majority leader sees budget ‘compromise’

President Rodrigo Duterte has stepped in to break a deadlock between the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the House of Representatives on his P3.76-trillion proposed cash-based budget for 2019.

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Lawmakers question DBM’s shift to cash-based budget system

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Wednesday said the chamber would reach out to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) after several House members have questioned the agency’s shift to a cash-based budget system for the proposed P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget.

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Duterte to DBM: Give budget regardless of politics

President Rodrigo Duterte said there would be no politics in the distribution of the budget during his administration, saying he had ordered Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to spread the money to all, regardless of political affiliations.

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