
Transparency lies bleeding
If there was a compromise, we are left to wonder what horse-trading took place behind closed doors. Either way, transparency was the first casualty.
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If there was a compromise, we are left to wonder what horse-trading took place behind closed doors. Either way, transparency was the first casualty.
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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My apologies for changing one of the words from the iconic nursery rhyme because the stars in today’s column is all about the one who fell from Philippine…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is counting on a P10-billion budget increase in 2026 to accelerate the implementation of its flagship “Benteng Bigas, Meron…
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‘Every peso we borrow is invested in productive projects that deliver real benefits to Filipinos. We will make sure that the economy will continue to outgrow…
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The House of Representatives kicked off deliberations on the proposed P6.793 trillion national budget for next year on Monday, marked by a heated exchange…
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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'He feels as if he's a perfect guy; he can't even return to the Philippines! He's meddler, always right
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The House Committee on Appropriations could go as far as proposing budget cuts to agencies with low utilization rates to fund the chamber’s so-called pet…
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‘We must perform well. We cannot ask for more resources if we fail to deliver.’
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The defunding of the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) has not discouraged the backers of the notorious program as members of the House of…
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I can imagine how Pokwang must have been the most beautiful woman that night of the GMA gala – even if she wasn’t in the affair. Clad in an apron, her evening…
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin earlier confirmed the OP’s plan to seek extra funds for 2026’s ASEAN chairmanship.
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Evangelista feels that she has since moved on from her past conflicts.
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The proposed 2026 national budget includes a P30.4-billion allocation for the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) to fund research, advanced…
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Michole Sorela of the Gensan Warriors is facing legal charges after punching Jonas Tibayan of the Mindoro Tamaraws during their Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball…
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