Hold questioned 2026 GAA projects, SolGen tells DBM
Solicitor General Darlene Marie Berberabe says the government may suspend some 2026 budget projects following a Supreme Court ruling on unprogrammed…
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Senate aligns bills with LEDAC
In 2025, the Philippine Senate filed over 1,600 bills aligned with LEDAC priorities and ratified the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget, focusing on…
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2026 Pork Lauriat
Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste exposes P150 million budget insertions for each congressional district in the proposed P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget,…
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Critics slam pork in 2026 budget
‘Ninety-seven percent of the total ASEAN hosting budget — or P17.55 billion — is directly under the Office of the President.’
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Congress extends calendar; Sotto rejects ‘blind’ ratification
Congress extends its session to ratify the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget, with lawmakers pledging transparency to avoid backdoor insertions amid cuts to…
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Deadlock over DPWH budget stalls bicam talks
Malacañang backed Dizon, stressing that the budget reduction did not originate from the DPWH but in the Senate’s version of the spending plan.
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Loren presses more PhilHealth funds
Senator Loren Legarda urges full funding for PhilHealth during 2026 budget deliberations, highlighting P236.91 billion in missing sin tax allocations meant for…
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JV seeks P350 subsistence pay for uniformed personnel
The hike is part of a P23-billion proposal that includes allocations for the PNP, PCG, BFP, BJMP and PPSC.
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Discounted pork
The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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The national budget’s ‘black box’
The House’s remorseless pushing of its version of the 2026 national budget, perpetuating the same scheme that enabled plunder through anomalous flood control…
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House removes infra from 2026 standby funds
House budget leaders assured the public that the 2026 national budget will curb corruption by removing flood control, road, and bridge projects from…
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2026 GAB amendments only on second reading
Senate President Vicente Sotto III vows “zero insertions” in the 2026 national budget, allowing amendments only on second reading as the Senate pushes…
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Pork wallet, UA, lives
If these items are truly part of the budget priorities, then they should be included in the programmed appropriations of their respective department’s budgets.
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Solons clash as House tackles budget
Philippine lawmakers prepare to debate the proposed P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget amid lingering questions over alleged corruption in the 2025 spending…
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Pork off the table in 2026 budget
Senator Panfilo Lacson teams up with Senate Finance Chair Sherwin Gatchalian to champion transparency in the 2026 national budget, aiming to eliminate pork…
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Growth, connectivity, mobility sparked
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pushes for energy security, infrastructure modernization, and social support in major governance updates, including Malampaya…
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