Senate flags P271-B ‘red flag’ 2026 projects in DPWH budget
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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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 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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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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