DA expects payoff from 2026 budget
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects expanded support for farmers and fisherfolk following the signing of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects expanded support for farmers and fisherfolk following the signing of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026.
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Debt service receives the ‘first cut’ of the budget, as it is funded first from available revenues, before allocations to agencies for programs such as…
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What drives senators and congressmen to steal amounts one cannot spend in a lifetime?
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Pinuna ng mga opposition lawmakers sa House of Representatives nitong Huwebes ang tinawag nilang “railroading” o pagmamadali sa pagpasa ng Bicameral Conference…
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President Marcos Jr. is set to sign the 2026 General Appropriations Bill on Monday, 05 January 2026, with a stern warning from a minority leader that it could…
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The emerging reality is that this budget will be devoid of the promised reforms after the massive corruption that perverted the past three Marcos General…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is entering 2026 facing a series of high-stakes tests, from keeping rice prices fair and expanding the government’s…
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Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday slammed the “railroading” of the ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on…
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For 2026, P250 billion in UA has been proposed, which watchdogs have linked to anomalous projects that prioritize vested interests over essential services like…
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Mang Boy walks along the embankment of his rice field in Morong, Bataan, water flowing steadily toward his crops. A satisfied smile spreads across his face as…
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The proposed spending plan for 2026, while more ‘orderly,’ still has huge provisions for the pork barrel through the unprogrammed appropriations, which…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to spend P23 billion next year to expand its P20-per-kilo rice program as it targets to reach 15 million households…
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The lechon sits at the centre of our holiday tables...and in my uneasy thoughts.
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It contrasts with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to make P20 per kilo rice widely available.
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‘When access to health care depends on a politician’s endorsement, something deeply wrong has taken root not only legally but morally.’
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The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for 5 percent broken imported rice will remain at P43 per kilo, providing short-term price stability as the…
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Many rural communities view burials as an essential rite for the dead.
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