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Infrastructure spending up 45.1 pct in Jan.

April 3, 2014 - 11:00pm

The government's infrastructure spending jumped by 45.1 percent on year to P23.8 billion ($531.41 million) in January, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said today.

Business

Alma Party-list advocates benefits for students, farmers and fishermen

May 9, 2010 - 12:00am

The Alma Party-list group,number 71,stands out among the rest because of its advocacies that benefit a wide sector of society.

Sunday Lifestyle

Senate under Enrile endorses Palace budget version of P1.4 T

By Aurea Calica | November 27, 2008 - 12:00am

The Senate finance committee endorsed yesterday Malacañang’s version of the P1.

Headlines

Palace releases P2.6-B 'pork'

By Jess Diaz | September 8, 2008 - 12:00am

Malacañang has released P2.6 billion in pork barrel funds, including P615 million for congressmen and an undisclosed amount for senators.  

Headlines

BSP okays $20-M US PL 480 loan for AFMA budgetary support

By Des Ferriols | August 20, 2007 - 12:00am

Business

Senate slashes P31 B from ’06 budget

By Marvin Sy | May 23, 2006 - 12:00am

The Senate committee on finance has recommended a P31.11 billion cut in the proposed P1.053 trillion 2006 national budget. In a sponsorship speech delivered yesterday, committee chairman Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. said...

Headlines

Fire hits DBM building; officials say no fund scam cover-up

By Nestor Etolle and Paolo Romero | October 29, 2005 - 12:00am

An hour-long fire hit the office of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) near Malacañang in Manila early yesterday morning, triggering speculation that the fire was deliberately set to cover up the...

Headlines

Landbank allots 60% of loanable funds to agri

By Rocel Felix | February 11, 2004 - 12:00am

The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) will expand its loan portfolio for agriculture this year to 60 percent of loanable funds as the bank intensifies its thrust to allocate more funds to various agriculture...

Business

Congressional body to review CARL

By Efren Danao | September 15, 2002 - 12:00am

The Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM) has decided to review the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) to assess its impact on farmers’ productivity and...

Headlines

GMA names Lorenzo as PhilRice chairman

By Rudy A. Fernandez | April 27, 2002 - 12:00am

President Arroyo has appointed presidential adviser on one million jobs Luis Lorenzo Jr. as chairman of the board of trustees of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Lorenzo’s appointment comes...

Business