Marcos says Rody 'lying' about blank items in 2025 GAA
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. clapped back at former President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter criticized the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. clapped back at former President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter criticized the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for…
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Flood control projects are the easiest route to kickbacks due to the absence of mechanisms for external monitoring.
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Kinks in the 2025 national budget became a major challenge for the Palace last week as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the economic team and other Cabinet…
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‘For most of them, it was the Olympic cycle and they are doing everything they can in order to qualify for the Olympics.’
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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) announced on Wednesday that it has no budget for its Medical and Burial Assistance Program this year, meaning the agency…
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Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas lamented the budget cuts to the health, education, and agriculture sectors in the 2025 General Appropriations Act…
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What was significant in the veto was the P26 billion removed from items in the Department of Public Works and Highways budget.
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Since the CoA can only check how the funds were spent in a post-audit, the implementing agencies and the DBM are responsible for monitoring the release of the…
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The elephant in the room is the so-called ‘pork barrel’ and whether the 2025 GAA has adequately addressed the issue of discretionary funds.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has committed to “responsibly” utilizing the P279.1 billion budget allocated to it under Republic…
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero hailed the signing of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Monday, describing it as a product of a “truly…
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Ten days after its original scheduled signing, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enacted into law the General Appropriations Act (GAA), or Republic Act 12116, for…
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The P6.326-trillion national budget for 2025 is the government’s most powerful tool to deliver the biggest economic benefits to Filipinos, assuring the…
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded employers on Monday about New Year’s pay.
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The Office of the President (OP) has requested an additional P5.2 billion in the 2025 national budget to prepare for the Philippines’ hosting of the ASEAN…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. approved the 2025 funding for the Ayuda Para sa Kapos Ang Kita Program (AKAP) under conditional implementation.
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