From Malaya: Sen. Panfilo Lacson has taken up the lonely fight of opposing pork barrel, also known as PDAF or DAP, or some such items in the General Appropriations Bill that smell like pork. Continue reading “Editorial: Lacson’s advocacy [Malaya]”
Pondong kinaltas sa TESDA, ibabalik
Hindi sinasadya ang nangyaring mababang antas ng paggasta ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) sa kasalukuyang taon kung kaya’t kailangang ibalik ang tinapyas na pondo ng ahensiya para sa susunod na taon.
Ito ang naging paliwanag ni Senador Panfilo Lacson sa kanyang hakbangin na ibalik sa ahensiya ang tinapyas na tinatayang P4.861 bilyon dahil umano sa nabanggit na pangyayari.
Sa pagsasalita sa plenaryo ng Senado sa budget deliberations ng TESDA, ipinaliwanag ni Lacson kung ano ang dahilan ng mababang paggastos ng ahensiya sa kasalukuyang taon.
“In 2018 they received the budget from the Commission on Higher Education in September. So there was little time to obligate. That is the reason why they have a very low obligation rate in 2018, only 58 percent,” paliwanag ni Lacson.
Related: Lacson Seeks Restoration of P4.8B in TESDA’s 2019 Budget
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Lacson Seeks Restoration of P4.8B in TESDA’s 2019 Budget
Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson on Thursday sought the restoration of some P4.8 billion to the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), so it can fulfill its functions for the coming year.
Lacson said that while TESDA’s budget was slashed from P14.676 billion to P9.815 billion supposedly due to its low obligation rate, this was not its fault.
“In 2018 they received the budget from the Commission on Higher Education in September. So there was little time to obligate. That is the reason why they have a very low obligation rate in 2018, only 58 percent,” he said at the budget deliberations for the TESDA.
Related: Pondong kinaltas sa TESDA, ibabalik
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Sen. Lacson seeks restoration of P4.8B in TESDA’s budget for 2019
During the interpellation of the 2019 national budget at the Senate, Sen. Lacson sought the restoration of P4.8 billion in the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for 2019.
Interpellation of the 2019 national budget: Possible ‘pork’ in ALGU fund
In his continuing interpellation of the 2019 budget’s general principles, Sen. Lacson questioned the possible pork in the Assistance to LGUs Fund.
Related: At a Glance: ‘Pork’ in the Assistance to LGUs (ALGU) Fund
Quotes from the interpellation… Continue reading “Interpellation of the 2019 national budget: Possible ‘pork’ in ALGU fund”