Tag: 2025 Budget

  • Senator Poe Reaffirms Education as a Key Focus in 2025 Budget

    MANILA – Senator Grace Poe has emphasized that the education sector remains a top priority in the newly ratified 2025 national budget, despite the challenges of managing limited resources against numerous demands. In a statement released on Monday, Poe highlighted the difficulty of making budgetary decisions within the constraints faced by the government. ‘The budget…

  • BARMM Chief Minister Approves P94.4 Billion Budget for 2025

    In a significant move, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim has signed into law the Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 65, securing a P94.41 billion budget for the fiscal year 2025. The signing took place during a ceremony at the Diamond Hotel in Manila on December 11, 2024, following the Bangsamoro Parliament’s approval of the budget…

  • President Marcos Jr. to Enact Four Key Bills, Including 2025 Budget, Before Year’s End

    LEGISLATIVE ACTION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is poised to sign into law four crucial bills before the close of 2024, including the hefty PHP6.352-trillion budget for 2025, according to Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza. During a recent interview at Malacañang, Mendoza revealed that a significant majority, between 70 to 80 percent,…

  • AGRI Party-list Urges Bicam to Maintain 2025 Agriculture Budget

    MANILA – The AGRI Party-list has called on the bicameral conference committee to preserve the agriculture sector’s budget in the 2025 General Appropriations Bill. They argue that any reduction could undermine the Marcos administration’s food security goals and the livelihoods of millions of Filipinos. AGRI Party-list Representative Wilbert Lee emphasized the importance of supporting local…

  • Iloilo City Approves Record-Breaking P4.2 Billion Budget for 2025

    Iloilo City’s government has greenlit a substantial budget of over P4.2 billion for the year 2025, marking a significant 14.83% increase from the current year’s P3.6 billion. The city council finalized this budget during a regular session, allocating P4.13 billion to the executive budget and P81.95 million to the special account managed by the Local…