
Senate panel okays DAR’s P17.4-B budget
The Senate Finance Subcommittee, led by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, has approved the Department of Agrarian Reform’s…
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The Senate Finance Subcommittee, led by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, has approved the Department of Agrarian Reform’s…
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The national government recorded higher revenues in the first nine months of 2025, keeping the budget deficit below target as tax collections continued to…
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The City Government of Muntinlupa has proposed a P10.07-billion executive budget for 2026, maintaining its focus on inclusive development and continued…
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The mother of all insertions could be an item in the budget called the Convergence and Special Support Program (CSSP), which totaled P828 billion. This aligns…
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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday raised concerns over a proposed P6.3-billion budget cut for the government’s emergency employment program, Tulong…
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In Congress, they’re worming their way into the ‘ayuda’ or social amelioration programs.
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The Supreme Court has been urged by former Bayan Muna lawmakers Neri Colmenares, Carlos Isagani Zarate, and Ferdinand Gaite to immediately resolve their…
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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…
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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…
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Every day she remains in office, she buttresses the suspicion of Filipinos that she’s a party to ‘Floodgate’ and, consequently, its whitewashing.
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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…
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The proposal comes after Gatchalian flagged P10.3 billion worth of allegedly overpriced farm-to-market road projects during the Department of Agriculture’s…
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‘If I were in the President’s position,’ he said, ‘then I would replace the DBM [chief].’
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How, Nosy Tarsee asks, can the Department of Tourism (DoT) possibly sell the Philippines to the world with a shoestring budget of just P100 million? That’s the…
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Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Marcos Jr.’s directive to open the bicameral conference committee for the P6.793-trillion proposed 2026…
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The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has been urged to return to detailed, itemized budgeting for its irrigation projects, with officials warning that…
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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…
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Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to open to the public via livestream the bicameral conference committee…
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