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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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The House committee on ethics and privileges on Tuesday condemned the alleged assault by Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez against Philippine Fencing Association (PFA)…
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In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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Hinimok ni Senador Sherwin Gatchalian ngayong Linggo, 21 Disyembre 2025, ang Department of Health (DOH) na ganap na isagawa ang mandato nito, at binanggit ang…
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Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop, one of the lawmakers who spearheaded the rigorous probe of the House quad committee into illegal POGOs and alleged summary killings…
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The controversy surrounding the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) reflects the great divide between government assurances of fiscal reform and the public…
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Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Friday, 19 December, said the probe into former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary…
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The Bicameral Conference Committee (Bicam) wrapped up its marathon deliberations on the proposed P6.7-trillion 2026 national budget, easing concerns over a…
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Legislators wield significant influence over these programs, as they serve as the gatekeepers to medical assistance and other government services, such as…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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In the Marcos budgets, however, the UA mutated into a receptacle to allow the insertion of the pork barrel in the budget with guaranteed funding.
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The P60 billion in excess PhilHealth funds, recently ordered returned by the Supreme Court to the state insurer, were funneled to the contentious unprogrammed…
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The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) on Tuesday, 16 December, lamented the current deadlock in the bicameral conference committee over the proposed 2026…
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The House Committee on Senior Citizens approved on Tuesday a substitute bill seeking to grant a universal social pension to all senior citizens, including…
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The House of Representatives’ contingent to the bicameral conference committee warned Tuesday that up to one million beneficiaries of the Medical Assistance…
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Senate Committee on Finance Chair Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday confirmed that the chamber is reviewing the revised adjustment factors submitted by the…
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