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Philippines' Marcos signs into law record $109 bln budget for 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 budget into law on Monday, saying a planned 10% increase in government spending to a record 6.33 trillion pesos ($109.2 billion) would support economic growth and reduce poverty.
Marcos Signs Philippines’ Budget For 2025, Vetoes Some Funding
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday signed the Philippines’ 6.3 trillion peso ($109 billion) budget for 2025 after vetoing some public works and standby funding.Most Read from BloombergMigrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024Marcos said he used his veto powers on 194 billion pesos of allocations after a thorough review of the spending bill approved by Congress.
HEADLINES: Marcos signs 2025 budget; vetoes P194B | December 31, 2024
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Marcos signs 2025 national budget, vetoes ₱194-B line items
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signs the 2025 national budget on December 30, 2024, but clarified that after thorough review, he vetoed over Php 194 billion line items "that are not consistent to our program priorities.
Marcos signs P6.326-trillion 2025 national budget, vetoes P194 billion
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget worth P6.326 trillion on Dec. 30, two days before 2024 ends. The 2025 national budget was lower than the P6.352 trillion initially submitted to Congress as Marcos directly vetoed over P194 billion worth of line items that,
Old video of Philippine VP's supporters in New York misleadingly recirculated amid impeachment calls
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte faces numerous impeachment bids following her bitter split with former ally President ...
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President seeks Philippines' support for bringing back BB's stolen reserves
DHAKA, Dec 31, 2024 (BSS) - President Mohammed Shahabuddin today sought cooperation of the Philippines government to bring ...
Philippines president says legal experts to consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had ...
Why the Philippines’ latest budget has been called ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘a moral failure’
Funds for the social and health protection of the country’s poorest have been channelled to politicians for their pet ...
Philippines VP Sara Duterte Faces Third Impeachment Complaint
A third impeachment complaint was filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, raising the political ...
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Dynasties of Deceit: The Philippines’ Curse
Nilantha Ilangamuwa The 1987 Philippine Constitution, crafted in the aftermath of the 1986 People Power Revolution, was ...
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Impeachment cases vs VP Sara Duterte won’t affect Philippines’ foreign relations—analysts
Domestic politics, including the potential impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, is unlikely to impact the Philippines' ...
Can the Philippines overcome its cyber defence shortcomings?
Official say cyberattacks are a major security threats, but observers are sceptical the country can modernise its defences fast enough.
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I kept my copy of President Nemenzo’s version of the U.P. Pledge of Loyalty
Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo was president of the University of the Philippines in 2003 when I graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. During the graduation ceremony ...
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Five names that shaped the news in 2024
A handful of personalities hogged the headlines this year whether through hearings that lasted for hours on end or victories ...
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Philippines at the forefront of global climate action
THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) has pledged to continue leading the fight against climate change as its impacts ...