SC seen limiting notorious UA
Budget experts are confident the Supreme Court may impose limitations on, if not invalidate, the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) in the annual national…
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Budget experts are confident the Supreme Court may impose limitations on, if not invalidate, the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) in the annual national…
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The Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) Service Contracting (SC) program is set to initially run for only two weeks, as its P1-billion initial budget is…
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the Jerusalem District Court confirmed, after emergency…
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Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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Senator Loren Legarda on 9 April 2026 pressed the Department of Agriculture (DA) for failing to present a clear and actionable response to rising oil…
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Shifting from political rhetoric to job creation and social services (health, education) is necessary to win back support in the lower income brackets.
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Congress moved roughly P303 billion in programmed items — the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization, universal tertiary education, personal benefits,…
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The Supreme Court heard pointed arguments on Tuesday questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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A leader whose public record includes making unhinged threats and alleged corruption is not equipped to represent the Philippines.
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday vowed to dismantle what he described as an organized criminal network…
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The persistence of corruption suggests a disconnect between personal faith and public conduct, often described as the divide between private morality and…
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The BFP faces a deficit of around 600 fire trucks, driven in part by overpriced contracts and alleged bid rigging in recent years.
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The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has relieved all fire safety inspectors in Metro Manila as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul the agency’s enforcement…
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Geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, climate change and economic volatility continue to influence global development, but long-term investments in…
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The Supreme Court will begin hearing petitions this week challenging provisions in the 2026 national budget that allow the continued use of unprogrammed funds,…
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Malacañang has done nothing. The reasons for this paralysis are as infuriating as they are obvious.
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A penitent drew attention during Black Friday rites after appearing in public wearing only socks and white garments covering the body from head to ankles,…
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Puregold Price Club, Inc., the listed grocery chain controlled by businessman Lucio Co., rang up P11.3 billion in net income for 2025, an 8.8 percent jump from…
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