AROUND P600 million has been allocated this year to boost biodiversity conservation and implement more marine research stations, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said.
THE government has given the green light for an initial funding of P5 billion to directly purchase sugar from farmers as a measure to address the declining prices of the commodity.
ILOILO CITY: The national government has earmarked P190 million for the upgrade and rehabilitation of the Iloilo International Airport in the municipality of Cabatuan, Iloilo province.
BACOLOD CITY: The provincial government of Negros Occidental has allotted P85 million for the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) bonus for its regular and plantilla casual employees, said provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allotted seven more kiosks to vendors at its new vending zone near CRPF square. The total number of units in the vending zone is 38, out of which 20 have been allotted. The vendors were evicted from their roadside vending places a year ago.
BUDGET Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Monday that P2 billion has been allocated for the Green Green Green Program in the proposed 2024 national budget as the government expressed its commitment to environmental advocacies.
THE Department of Budget and Management on Wednesday said it remained committed to enhancing livelihoods in the country via outlays in the proposed P5.768-trillion 2024 National Expenditure Program.
SOME P14 billion of the proposed P5.768 trillion 2024 national budget has been allocated to develop access roads and bridges to tourist destinations across the country, Quezon City Fourth District Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday.