
Corruption’s anatomy
The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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Nueva Ecija Governor Aurelio Umali said Tuesday that he has filed a motion for reconsideration to contest a one-year suspension without pay imposed by the…
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The Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia and the Institute for Autonomy and Governance, two peace monitors, warned that the MILF’s decision could harm…
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BAGUIO CITY — A Baguio City councilor is calling for the immediate removal of e-bingo operations from the city-owned Maharlika Livelihood Center, arguing that…
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‘We must fix what happened in the past. And if cases have to be filed, let’s file the cases.’
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If there was a compromise, we are left to wonder what horse-trading took place behind closed doors. Either way, transparency was the first casualty.
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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My apologies for changing one of the words from the iconic nursery rhyme because the stars in today’s column is all about the one who fell from Philippine…
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‘Every peso we borrow is invested in productive projects that deliver real benefits to Filipinos. We will make sure that the economy will continue to outgrow…
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The House of Representatives kicked off deliberations on the proposed P6.793 trillion national budget for next year on Monday, marked by a heated exchange…
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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The proposal to make the budget process transparent was contained in several previous bills that did not even reach the committee report level.
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Department of Finance (DoF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday urged lawmakers to exercise fiscal discipline during deliberations on the 2026 national budget,…
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'He feels as if he's a perfect guy; he can't even return to the Philippines! He's meddler, always right
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The House Committee on Appropriations could go as far as proposing budget cuts to agencies with low utilization rates to fund the chamber’s so-called pet…
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