Sara asks senators to restore cut in OVP budget

Sara asks senators to restore cut in OVP budget: 200 could lose jobs
Vice President Sara Duterte personally attended the Senate plenary deliberations on her office’s proposed 2025 budget, hoping to persuade senators to restore the nearly P1.3-billion cut from her allocation following allegations of fund misuse made against her at a House inquiry.
Senate approves OVP budget for 2025 in less than 10 minutes
The Senate on Wednesday approved the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in less than 10 minutes.
Sara Duterte: Budget cut could lead to closure of OVP satellite offices
Vice President Sara Duterte says around 200 OVP personnel may lose their jobs. Critics argue that the satellite offices are unnecessary and only duplicate the work of existing government agencies.
P600 million for social services still in OVP budget – Sen. Poe
Despite the budget cuts, the Office of the Vice President (OVP)still has about P600 million for its social program, Sen. Grace Poe said on Wednesday. Poe made this clarification following the Senate’s decision on the floor to retain the House of Representatives – approved P733.
House probe snub? VP Sara says personnel in satellite offices for OVP anniversary
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday defended the officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) who repeatedly failed to attend the House panel inquiry into her office’s budget use, saying they were in various satellite offices to attend the activities for the upcoming OVP anniversary.
VP Sara Duterte attends Senate plenary deliberations on OVP’s budget
Vice President Sara Duterte physically appeared before the Senate on Wednesday to attend the chamber’s plenary deliberations on her office's proposed 2025
Senate plenary OKs P1.3 billion OVP fund cut
Vice President Sara Duterte thanked the Senate for approving the proposed P733.2-million budget for her office, even though it adopted the House of Representatives’ P1.3-billion cut. Duterte attended the plenary hearing yesterday for the Senate’s plenary approval of her budget that was slashed by the House from the original proposal of P2.
VP Sara: Reduced budget may lead to closed satellite offices, loss of 200 jobs
Vice President Sara Duterte attends a hearing for the Office of the Vice President's 2025 budget at the House of Representatives on August 27, 2024. Photo courtesy of the House of Representatives MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte hopes the Senate can restore her office budget to keep some of her satellite offices and keep about 200 workers attached to the projects whose funding has been cut by the House of Representatives.
OVP budget hurdles Senate plenary approval in less than 10 minutes
In less than 10 minutes, the Senate adopted the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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