
DILG proposed budget hurdles Senate panel
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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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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Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed his support for the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) efforts to strengthen the country’s…
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Senator Bam Aquino has pledged to secure full funding in the 2026 national budget for the 3.5 million students benefiting from the Libreng Kolehiyo Law,…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed P287.4-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026, covering its ten attached agencies, has…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed confidence Wednesday that a presidential veto of the proposed 2026 national budget would be unnecessary, saying the…
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The UA intends to create a standby fund that relies on additional revenues or borrowings. The practice at the start of the Marcos administration of placing…
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday announced it has released P3 billion to enhance free internet access in public schools, particularly…
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‘I was finally given an opportunity to share my side of the story. For now, in a way, it’s about facts and evidence and not only political noise or…
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I’m sorry to say, even the President, when he said ‘Mahiya naman kayo,’ that’s a little strange because it was his budget to begin with.
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The House of Representatives on Monday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, retaining the P156-million cut to Vice President Sara…
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Placing the FAPs in the UA has President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. eating his words before the investor community about the importance of the key infrastructure…
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The House of Representatives is set to approve the P6.793-trillion proposed 2026 national budget today despite strong objections from minority lawmakers over…
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If power unexamined is corruption’s softest bed, Sara Duterte is tainting the integrity of her office.
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Advocates of zero UA suggest that instead of standby allocations, the government can propose a supplemental budget if it needs additional funds.
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University of the East College of Law Dean Amado Valdez had a reflection on the country’s political elites sitting “at the same table” and doing what they are…
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As stated in part 1 of this article, the proposed GovChainLedger envisions a blockchain-driven budget system where transparency is built into code itself. With…
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