
Chorus of ‘ayes’ drowns outcry
The long-awaited 2026 National Budget sailed through the House of Representatives in record time on Monday — less than a minute from start to finish. A chorus…
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The long-awaited 2026 National Budget sailed through the House of Representatives in record time on Monday — less than a minute from start to finish. A chorus…
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In less than a minute, the House of Representatives on Monday ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB),…
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House appropriations committee chairperson Mikaela Suansing strongly belied Monday imputations by her colleague, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, that lawmakers…
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Fajardo submitted her resignation on Friday, effective 31 December, citing the completion of the tasks she set out to accomplish when she was appointed.
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‘When access to health care depends on a politician’s endorsement, something deeply wrong has taken root not only legally but morally.’
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Members of the bicameral conference committee from both the House of Representatives and the Senate on Sunday signed the committee report reconciling their…
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The bicameral conference committee of Congress signed the report on the proposed 2026 national budget on Sunday, 28 December, with lawmakers underscoring that…
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Lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines—including Representatives Allan Ty, Marcelino Libanan, Jesus Romualdo, Javier…
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Nine newly promoted officers took their oath and donned their ranks with Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr.…
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Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has called for a special session of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) parliament in the final days…
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Were the proceeds from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ gold sales from January to 24 June used to plug over P200 billion in Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs)?
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The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said Saturday it will no longer seek reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling ordering the return of…
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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Ang Epstein files ay mga dokumento na may libo-libong pahina tungkol sa dalawang imbestigasyon sa sex trafficking ni Jeffrey Epstein at ng kanyang kasabwat na…
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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The controversy surrounding the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) reflects the great divide between government assurances of fiscal reform and the public…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Nicolas Torre III as the new general manager of the Metropolitan…
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