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2025 national budget controversy

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on 2025 national budget controversy.

  1. Dogs fight over pork

    Dogs fight over pork

    Co revealed the pork cuts in the budget, stating in the letter the ‘tradition in budget allocation ratios’ of for every one unit allocated to the Senate, the…

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  2. Like crocs to water

    Like crocs to water

    The 2025 GAA showed the national flood control budget was estimated at P779.38 billion for all agencies and multi-purpose projects, the bulk of which were pork…

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  3. SCUTTLEBUTT

    SCUTTLEBUTT

    Allegations of P142.7 billion budget insertions by Senate President Chiz Escudero raise concerns over blank items in the 2025 national budget, highlighting…

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  4. Romualdez backs call for open bicam confab

    Romualdez backs call for open bicam confab

    House Speaker Martin Romualdez backs calls for a public, livestreamed bicam on the 2026 budget amid backlash over alleged P241B insertions and transparency…

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  5. Pork defenders

    Pork defenders

    After the PhilHealth subsidy was lopped off, it was Senate President Chiz Escudero and Senate finance committee chairperson Grace Poe who aggressively defended…

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