Corruption derails concessions
The practice that intensified over the past three years under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was the manipulation of the budget to favor the insertion of pet…
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The practice that intensified over the past three years under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was the manipulation of the budget to favor the insertion of pet…
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Budget experts are confident the Supreme Court may impose limitations on, if not invalidate, the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) in the annual national…
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Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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By exposing how the administration and its congressional partners have gamed the system, Drilon has placed the real question before the justices.
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Congress moved roughly P303 billion in programmed items — the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization, universal tertiary education, personal benefits,…
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The Supreme Court heard pointed arguments on Tuesday questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday heard arguments from lawyer and former Senate President Franklin Drilon, who stressed that unprogrammed appropriations are…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard pointed arguments questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday formalized the second batch of partnerships with local government units (LGUs) to accelerate the Nationwide Classroom…
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Sa gitna ng madalas na kalamidad—mula sa pagsabog ng bulkan, baha, bagyo, at iba pang sakuna—naglaan ang gobyerno ng P39.8 bilyon ngayong taon para sa…
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Amid frequent calamities—including volcanic eruptions, floods, typhoons, and other disasters—the government has earmarked P39.8 billion this year for…
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The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a substitute bill institutionalizing the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program. The measure is part of the…
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The latest budget data, covering the Philippine government’s fiscal performance for the first 11 months of last year, showed a P1.26-trillion deficit, up 7.38…
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Honda Philippines Inc. has rolled out the 2026 version of the Click125, which gives one of its steady sellers a visual update and a few added features aimed at…
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The Floodgate scandal centered on hundreds of billions of pesos worth of ‘ghost’ and substandard flood control projects under the Department of Public Works…
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The trigger was activated through a racket initiated by a collusion between Congress leaders and then Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.
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The syndicate within government repurposed the UA to feed its appetite for pork, inflating it to unprecedented levels.
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Between the NEP and the final GAA, legislators removed the bulk of these projects from the programmed budget.
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