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GMA Network
7 days ago
- General
- GMA Network
Ultra Lotto almost P340M, no winners of major jackpots on Tuesday, August 12
There were no winners of the major jackpot prizes drawn by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on August 12, 2025. The prize for Ultra Lotto 6/58 was P339,955,661.20. The winning numbers are 14-33-50-57-22-39. For Superlotto 6/49, the winning combination of 35-44-21-16-27-34 would have won the jackpot prize of P74,485,701.60. No one also figured out Lotto 6/42's numbers of 13-30-11-36-27-42 to bring home P27,137,946.00. For more lotto results, check here. — RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
12-08-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Puno wants names behind 2025 zero PhilHealth subsidy, smaller education budget
"It is our position that we should not discuss the 2026 proposed budget unless the mysteries of the current budget are resolved," Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno said of his National Unity Party in a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Members of Congress's Bicameral Conference Committee should reveal who initiated the realignment of P74 billion worth of government subsidy in the 2025 national budget, leaving PhilHealth with zero subsidy for this year. House Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno of Antipolo made the statement in the aftermath of Senator Panfilo Lacson's statement that PhilHealth should not have been allocated zero subsidy for the 2025 budget. 'I agree with Senator Lacson that what happened was wrong. But for me, since it is the budget season, our party, the National Unity Party, it is our position that we should not discuss the 2026 proposed budget unless the mysteries of the current budget are resolved,' Puno said in a press conference. Puno then said it is important to note that the House-approved version of the 2025 budget kept the P74 billion subsidy for PhilHealth intact and as such, the chamber should not be blamed for the removal of the billions worth of subsidy. 'The House-approved version of the 2025 budget, and you can see it on the record, the PhilHealth budget [subsidy] was intact. The proposed Education budget was also intact. That is what was sent to the Senate,' Puno said. 'Now, the final budget removed the PhilHealth subsidy, reduced the Education budget, and the Public Works budget scored an increase. Sinong nagpalit nun? Paano nangyari yun? Sino talaga ang nagtanggal? Paano natanggal yung PhilHealth [subsidy] budget? Kasi alam ko, hindi dito sa House of Representatives 'yun,' Puno added. (Who made such changes? How did it happen? Who removed the PhilHeath subsidy budget? Because that is not an initiative of the House.) Puno then said the people behind the decrease in education budget and consequent increase in the budget for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 'Gusto rin natin lahat malaman ito. Sino ba ang nakinabang dito sa pagpalit lahat nito? Sino ang nakinabang sa pagdagdag ng DPWH budget? [We all want to know this. Who benefited from the transfer? Who benefited from the increase in the DPWH's budget?] Because the additional budget for DPWH came from the cuts on DepEd budget and the PhilHealth subsidy,' Puno said. 'Is there truth to Senator Tito Sotto's statement that Senators and Senate leaders benefited from these budget realignments? We want to know because the House is being blamed for what happened in the budget when it should not be the case,' Puno added. The Department of Budget and Management is expected to submit the P6.793 trillion budget for 2026 before the House of Representatives on Wednesday, August 13. — BM, GMA Integrated News
