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The spending plan needed to put on a show because the flood control scandal blew the lid off a practice that had become normal: using the UA as a side door for…

Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, Cabinet secretaries act as the President and are subordinate to him, not independent from him.

The syndicate within government repurposed the UA to feed its appetite for pork, inflating it to unprecedented levels.

Among the issues the SC is asked to resolve is the nature of Unprogrammed Appropriations and how far Congress and the executive can stretch it.

‘Ninety-seven percent of the total ASEAN hosting budget — or P17.55 billion — is directly under the Office of the President.’

Senator Loren Legarda slams the Marcos administration over the unconstitutional diversion of PhilHealth’s P60-billion funds, now ordered returned by the…

The Philippine government’s 11-month 2025 fiscal report shows a P1.26-trillion deficit as spending outpaces revenues, raising concerns over borrowing,…

What was left to prove in an impeachment court would have been Marcos’ toleration, if not participation in it.

The Constitution is explicit about the GAA being based on a budget of expenditures and financing sources.

The Department of Health’s Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP), with P241 billion in 18 years of funding, faces allegations of corruption and…

Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste releases the unofficial “Cabral Files,” detailing top DPWH contractors that received the largest shares of unprogrammed and…

Under Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution, the President’s item veto of appropriations permanently deletes the vetoed items from the budget law.

It doesn’t matter if the small fry and the facilitators in government, along with the conduits in the private sector, are removed, since the methods are…

Opposition lawmaker Antonio Tinio says P9.2B in unprogrammed funds for Visayas flood control failed to prevent Typhoon Tino devastation, alleging corruption.

Ombudsman Boying Remulla establishes a special task force to investigate alleged corruption in flood control projects as Cebu records the highest death toll…

The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.

Senator JV Ejercito pushes for a “zero sum” approach in the 2026 national budget, focusing on fund realignment instead of new allocations as calls grow to…

Unleash PH introduces "Meets," a social networking feature for pets, and expands its pet care services, including mobile grooming, telemedicine, and training.…

The economy possibly grew further during this period because of robust infrastructure spending and public-private partnerships or PPPs.

CDC previously partnered with the University of Northeastern Philippines and is set to sign agreements with the National University-Clark and the Dominican…