budget Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/tag/budget/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:09:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png budget Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/tag/budget/ 32 32 Two impeachment complaints vs. President Marcos reach House justice panel https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/01/26/two-impeachment-complaints-vs-president-marcos-reach-house-justice-panel/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:44:19 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=654149 Manila, Philippines – The House leadership on Monday, Jan. 26, referred two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to the House committee on justice, hurdling the first crucial step in the impeachment proceedings. The Makabayan bloc, one of the two groups of petitioners, lauded the decision as a victory after earlier facing worries that

The post Two impeachment complaints vs. President Marcos reach House justice panel appeared first on newswatchplus.ph.

]]> Impeachment complaints tabled for discussion as House resumes session https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/01/26/breaking-impeachment-complaints-tabled-for-discussion-as-house-resumes-session/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:45:10 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=654136 Manila, Philippines – House lawmakers returned to work on Monday, Jan. 26, from a month-long break with two impeachment complaints tabled for discussion. The session resumed at 3 p.m. today, hours after legislators from the Makabayan bloc endorsed a second impeachment complaint lodged against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. That filing secured the go signal from

The post Impeachment complaints tabled for discussion as House resumes session appeared first on newswatchplus.ph.

]]> Palace confident 2026 national budget can withstand constitutional challenge https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/01/06/palace-confident-2026-national-budget-can-withstand-constitutional-challenge/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:31:16 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=642705 Metro Manila, Philippines – Malacañang said the P6.793-trillion national budget can withstand legal and constitutional scrutiny, even as opposition lawmakers move to challenge remaining unprogrammed appropriations before the Supreme Court. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the administration is prepared to respond should a petition be filed questioning the legality of the spending plan, noting President

The post Palace confident 2026 national budget can withstand constitutional challenge appeared first on newswatchplus.ph.

]]> 2026 budget to deliver trimmed growth outlook – Balisacan https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/01/05/2026-budget-to-deliver-trimmed-growth-outlook-balisacan/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:56:12 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=642657 Manila, Philippines – Economic managers of the Marcos administration expect the economy to expand at a pace slower than originally programmed this year and until the end of his term in 2028, economic minister Arsenio Balisacan said on Monday, Jan. 5, amid a more prudent national budget that reined in possible leaks in the wake

The post 2026 budget to deliver trimmed growth outlook – Balisacan appeared first on newswatchplus.ph.

]]> Carpio to bankers: SC ruling on Philhealth basis to seek return of P107-B PDIC funds from treasury https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/12/12/carpio-to-bankers-sc-ruling-on-philhealth-basis-to-seek-return-of-p107-b-pdic-funds-from-treasury/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:03:56 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=641573 Manila, Philippines – A Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for the return of some P60-billion funds pilfered from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) sets the precedent for the banking industry to demand a similar restoration of a bigger sum due the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC), a retired magistrate said on Friday,

The post Carpio to bankers: SC ruling on Philhealth basis to seek return of P107-B PDIC funds from treasury appeared first on newswatchplus.ph.

]]>