Chiz, Martin tagged in P1.45-T budget mess
‘Grand conspiracy’ behind Congress insertions bared
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‘Grand conspiracy’ behind Congress insertions bared
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When Marcos said that ‘no matter what you do, they will find ways to fool the government,’ he sounded less like a reformer than a man resigned to failure.
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A lawmaker is urging the government to divert a portion of the proposed P49-billion budget for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated…
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The lawmaker was apparently referring to, among others, the President’s cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez, who had been accused of receiving billions of…
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The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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Senator Loren Legarda has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a comprehensive review of questionable infrastructure projects in…
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The Senate on Monday flagged more than 6,000 infrastructure projects worth P271 billion in the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and…
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Senator Win Gatchalian on Monday, 27 October, flagged over 6,000 projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) worth P271 billion for 2026.
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The Senate on Monday flagged more than 6,000 infrastructure projects worth P271 billion in the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and…
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It is indisputable that beleaguered Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara had billions of pesos at his…
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged Congress to grant local government units (LGUs) a stronger role in the 2026 national budget process,…
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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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Opal Sandy, from the United Kingdom, was born deaf like her older sister, Nora. Doctors said those with the condition inherited a mutated OTOF gene from their…
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In Congress, they’re worming their way into the ‘ayuda’ or social amelioration programs.
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