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President Arroyo appealed anew to Congress to pass the 2007 budget, saying the people need the measure that would help boost the government’s programs for social services and rehabilitation of provinces destroyed by the spate of typhoons late last year.


The President also defended the government’s feeding program for elementary school students as part of addressing the country’s hunger problems.


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Customs seeks P5 million to buy 200 firearms

June 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Bureau of Customs deputy commissioner for enforcement Horacio Suansing Jr. yesterday admitted that there is a shortage of service firearms for Customs police and last March, they had conveyed to Department of Budget...

Headlines

300 teachers want refund from GSIS

November 26, 2008 - 12:00am

Some 300 public school teachers, mostly retirees, trooped to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) main office yesterday to file their individual claims for a “refund” on alleged illegal deductions...

Metro

Lacson seeks inquiry on executive session leak, rules violation

October 2, 2007 - 2:55pm

Nation

Pass budget bill, GMA appeals to Congress

By Aurea Calica | January 4, 2007 - 12:00am

President Arroyo appealed anew to Congress to pass the 2007 budget, saying the people need the measure that would help boost the government’s programs for social services and rehabilitation of provinces...

Headlines

Gov’t to speed up release of P20-B fund for pump-priming

By Rocel Felix | August 20, 2006 - 12:00am

The government, through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), has cut the procurement process from 154 days to only 45 days to speed up the release of a P20-billion fund for pump-priming activities. DBM...

Business

Government to raise expenditures for infrastructure, services next year

By Rocel Felix | August 12, 2006 - 12:00am

The government will be raising expenditures for infrastructure and services while spending less for debt servicing next year. Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. said...

Business

DBM orders release of P2.7-B irrigation funds

By Aurea Calica | May 12, 2006 - 12:00am

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P2.73 billion out of P5 billion allocated for the government’s irrigation program to spur development in the countryside. At the same time, DBM Secretary...

Headlines