No increase in PH teachers’ pay on World Teachers’ Day, Briones announces

ORMOC CITY – On the eve of the celebration meant to honor the teachers, Education Secretary Leonor Briones dropped a bombshell – no salary increase for them.

The post No increase in PH teachers’ pay on World Teachers’ Day, Briones announces appeared first on Inquirer News.

Read more

Robredo appeals to House panel to reconsider P100-M cut in 2019 budget proposal

VICE President Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Wednesday appealed to the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives to reconsider its decision to slash the budget of her office for 2019 by P100 million. The committee approved a P447.6-million budget, which is lower than the proposed P549 million. “We proposed P549 million for 2019. That is an additional […]

The post Robredo appeals to House panel to reconsider P100-M cut in 2019 budget proposal appeared first on The Manila Times Online.

Read more

Election Code prevents Comelec from being independent from LGUS — Commissioner

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said certain legalities, not just a lack of budget, make it impossible to separate the commission from local government units (LGUs).

The post Election Code prevents Comelec from being independent from LGUS — Commissioner appeared first on Inquirer News.

Read more

Nograles questions ‘much lower’ 2019 proposed national budget

Nograles questions ‘much lower’ 2019 proposed national budget

The House of Representatives committee on appropriations began its deliberations into the P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget on Tuesday, with chair Rep. Karlo Nograles questioning the decrease in the budget compared to last year’s.

The post Nograles questions ‘much lower’ 2019 proposed national budget appeared first on Inquirer News.

Read more

House minority bloc to Comelec: Replace Smartmatic or no 2019 budget

The House minority bloc will move for the rejection of the 2019 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) if it would not replace Smartmatic as its vote-counting machines (VCMs) provider, House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez and Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza warned on Thursday. At a media forum in Quezon City, Suarez and Atienza criticized anew the alleged “lapses” and “irregularities” committed by the election technology firm during the 2016 polls.

The post House minority bloc to Comelec: Replace Smartmatic or no 2019 budget appeared first on Inquirer News.

Read more