SC asked to remove UAs from 2026 budget
‘These provisions were meant to safeguard transparency and accountability. Expediency alone should not override them.’
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‘These provisions were meant to safeguard transparency and accountability. Expediency alone should not override them.’
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Carpio said Recto wrote to PhilHealth, requesting the transfer of the funds to the National Treasury, as the funds would be used for government infrastructure…
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But on the other side of that celebration was the larger, quieter group — the ones who didn’t make the cut.
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‘Praning’ also best describes some senators and representatives, including some of the new breed of ‘analysts’ and bloggers, out to demonize Vice President…
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“Sacrifice” is how Jhenroniel Sanchez summed up his journey after topping the 2025 Bar examinations.
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Lawmakers from the House of Representatives have asked the Supreme Court to nullify all unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the P6.793-trillion national budget…
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Two senators expressed support for forming a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures, which will closely monitor budget utilization and…
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The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has relieved the Quezon City fire marshal following allegations of irregularities linked to a fire extinguisher procurement…
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Ipinahayag ni Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. ang kanyang tuwa at pagmamalaki sa limang tauhan ng ahensya na…
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For the second year in a row, a University of the Philippines College of Law graduate has topped the Bar Exam, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday.
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Files petition challenging constitutionality before SC
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The Philippines’ unemployment rate was recorded at 4.4 percent in November 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.
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Under Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution, the President’s item veto of appropriations permanently deletes the vetoed items from the budget law.
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The UA was formalized after 1987 as a ‘matter of convenience’ to avoid the cumbersome special or supplemental appropriations bills required for contingencies.
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The release of the 2025 Bar Examination results marked a milestone not only for thousands of aspiring attorneys but also for two familiar faces in Philippine…
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Patients seeking treatment in Department of Health (DOH)–run hospitals no longer need guarantee letters from politicians, as the government’s zero balance…
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Despite the University of the Philippines producing the topnotcher and the University of Santo Tomas placing five examinees in the Top 20, the Ateneo de Manila…
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