
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…
DT · · 3 min read
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The House’s remorseless pushing of its version of the 2026 national budget, perpetuating the same scheme that enabled plunder through anomalous flood control…
DT · · 3 min read

A House lawmaker leading budget discussions on Monday sought to allay public concerns that the proposed 2026 national budget could be plagued by corruption in…
Edjen Oliquino · · 3 min read

Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed on Sunday that the Senate will restrict all amendments to the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to the second…
ENM · · 2 min read

Dearest gentle reader, save the date as Netflix’s hit Regency-era romance is upon us.
Pauline Songco · · 2 min read

The business sector has demanded that the government display its commitment to transparency through reforms in the tough law withholding information on bank…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

A far more terrifying period in stock market history was just after the Asian financial crisis in 1997-1998.
Jomar Lacson · · 3 min read

The Philippine situation is being compared to Thailand’s ongoing market downturn, which is described as having ‘good fundamentals ruined by political…
Toby Magsaysay · · 3 min read

Hyundai Motor Philippines continues its streak of launches this year with the arrival of the 2026 Stargazer and Stargazer X. The updated lineup gives the…
DT · · 2 min read

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has been urged to return to detailed, itemized budgeting for its irrigation projects, with officials warning that…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has secured approval from the Senate Committee on Finance for its proposed P287.4-billion budget for…
Jing Villamente · · 1 min read

Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to open to the public via livestream the bicameral conference committee…
Edjen Oliquino · · 3 min read

Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed his support for the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) efforts to strengthen the country’s…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

Senator Bam Aquino has pledged to secure full funding in the 2026 national budget for the 3.5 million students benefiting from the Libreng Kolehiyo Law,…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed P287.4-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026, covering its ten attached agencies, has…
jing villamente · · 2 min read

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed confidence Wednesday that a presidential veto of the proposed 2026 national budget would be unnecessary, saying the…
Lade Jean Kabagani,Richbon Quevedo,Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read

The House of Representatives on Monday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, retaining the P156-million cut to Vice President Sara…
Edjen Oliquino · · 4 min read


