Palace’s 64% budget cut won’t diminish operations
The budget cut for the OP is due to streamlining operations across the OP’s 49 delivery units and completing activities related to the Philippines’ hosting of…
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The budget cut for the OP is due to streamlining operations across the OP’s 49 delivery units and completing activities related to the Philippines’ hosting of…
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Senator Bong Go backs the proposed 2027 DoH budget and calls for increased PhilHealth funding to expand healthcare benefits and reduce patients’ out-of-pocket…
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The Department of Justice seeks P46.44 billion for 2027, with the increase mainly covering higher personnel compensation and benefits.
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The sliver of fiscal space is almost exactly equal to what the government owes in interest payments alone for the coming year.
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The OVP’s proposed 2027 budget has no confidential funds, marking the third straight year without a CIF allocation under Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Minority lawmakers clash at the House Committee on Appropriations over extending parliamentary courtesy to the Office of the Vice President during scrutiny of…
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Heads, they win. Tails, they still win. Coin lands on its edge? They need a bigger budget to investigate the coin.
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CADENA urges Congress to put the national budget on blockchain to create tamper-proof spending records, strengthen transparency and make corruption harder to…
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Lawmakers warn congressional budget insertions could delay infrastructure projects, while teachers say the proposed 2027 education budget falls short of…
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Senator JV Ejercito warns that reinstating DPWH's P107.4-billion flood control budget without a long-term master plan risks renewing corruption schemes.
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ACT Philippines questions the proposed P1.326-trillion education budget for 2027, citing classroom, teacher and learning material shortages.
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A reenacted budget widens the opportunity for patronage money, and it does so with less legislative oversight attached.
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PAO seeks an additional P700 million to hire 225 lawyers and 400 support staff as public attorneys face heavy workloads and an average of 350 cases monthly.
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Bong Go pushes for stronger funding and staffing of school counselors and mental health personnel as DepEd faces a severe shortage across more than 45,000…
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DILG seeks P332.5 billion for 2027 while CHED asks lawmakers to restore nearly P35 billion cut from its proposed budget for scholarships, tertiary education…
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