House set to OK proposed P6.352-T national budget on Wednesday
BW FILE PHOTOBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterTHE House of Representatives is set to approve on Wednesday the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for next year on third and final reading, House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said
Manila, Bangkok eye labor ties
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHAILAND’S labor minister has committed to working with his Philippine counterparts to finalize a labor agreement on the protection of overseas Filipino workers and to pursue technical cooperation, according to the Philippine Embassy in Thailand.In a statement,
Improve budget use, DENR told
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should focus on improving its budget utilization to enhance the monitoring of environmentally critical areas, amid reports of widespread illegal quarrying and logging operations, an official of political group Bayan Muna said
Science programs get P8.8 billion
A TOTAL of P8.8 billion is earmarked under next year’s budget to support state grants for science and technology programs, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.The funding will support the Department of Science and Technology’s (DoST) Grants-In-Aid (GIA)
Basilan peace ties strengthened
COTABATO CITY — The military, police, the United States Institute of Peace, and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan have strengthened ties to sustain peace in the province.All 11 towns and the Lamitan City in Basilan, scenes of