A new ferry system for the Pasig river
We have long had some ferry boats providing transportation up and down the Pasig River, but this system seems to ...
Tag: Benjamin Diokno
P6K clothing allowance for gov’t workers
Civil servants will receive higher clothing allowance this year amounting to P6,000 from the previous P5,000, Budget and Management Secretary ...
Let us see
The recent pronouncement of Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson about the presence of “pork barrel” in the 2017 national budget is ...
It’s the old SSS pension issue all over again
When President Benigno Aquino III in January, 2016, vetoed the P2,000 pension hike of Social Security System (SSS) retirees because ...
Duterte looking for ‘win-win solution’ to SSS pension hike
President Duterte is looking for a “win-win solution” to resolve the impasse over the proposed pension increase for Social Security ...
Duterte signs P3.35-T 2017 nat’l budget
The signing of the Republic Act 10924 or the General Appropriations Act for 2017, the first of the Duterte administration ...
Progress should not merely trickle down
THE country’s economy is fast growing with a higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate but the growth has not trickled ...
Decent housing is a human right
Among the many horrifying sights in our modern world is the sight of homelessness. Families and children living on the ...
4 Cabinet members confirmed
The 25-member Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed yesterday the appointments of four members of the Duterte Cabinet after a marathon ...
The top gov’t priority: reduction of poverty
AMONG the most noted accomplishments of the previous Aquino administration were the high ratings it received from the three international ...
Assurance on DAP speeds up confirmation
WHEN Secretary Benjamin Diokno of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) appeared before the Commission on Appointments (CA) last ...
Bad News… Good News…
The bad news is the peso has considerably weakened in recent days. As of September 29, the peso was trading ...
Measly budget for coco farmers hit
The proposed 2017 P1.42 billion budget of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) mandated to help the 3.5 million coconut farmers ...
Gov’t urged to review 4Ps
Senator Cynthia Villar yesterday called for a review of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, also known as Pantawid Pamilyang ...
P4.7B OK’d for AFP retirees, widows
In commemoration of National Heroes Day, President Duterte has ordered the release of P4.7 billion for the benefits of widows ...
Specific budget items, not lump sums
THE Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2013, followed by the Disbursement Acceleration ...