Bam sues for vigilance on education budget
The public and lawmakers should closely monitor the deliberations on the proposed 2026 national budget to ensure that the record P1.38-trillion allocation for…
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The public and lawmakers should closely monitor the deliberations on the proposed 2026 national budget to ensure that the record P1.38-trillion allocation for…
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The controversy over the misuse of government funds is among the reasons the nation is failing to reach its full potential.
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Africa said the problems in the economy right now aren’t about appeasing foreign investors or reacting to external pressures, but taking deliberate measures to…
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Are Congress and the Executive branch repeating the mistakes in the 2025 national budget, billed as the most corrupt budget ever, Nosy Tarsee wanted to ask his…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) announced Tuesday that the proposed P41.18-billion budget for subsidies to the private education sector in 2026 is expected…
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The Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed P6.793 trillion national budget for 2026 on Tuesday, 9 December, paving the way for bicameral…
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Malacañang and Congress have no choice but to comply with the Supreme Court order returning P60 billion to PhilHealth by placing the amount in the 2026…
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The Constitution has no provisions that contemplate the UA; thus, the justice said the SC is duty-bound to nullify it.
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From the beginning, our goal in this case was straightforward. The law already earmarked PhilHealth’s funds for very specific purposes.
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As international examples of democratic backsliding indicate, ‘when weak legislatures cede power to the executive, authoritarian leaders can more easily…
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‘Our goal is transparency, accountability, and ensuring that funds are properly used for the benefit of our people.’
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara recently received a strong show of support from non-teaching personnel and several education and business organizations, even…
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The Commission on Audit (CoA)has found P3.5 billion in unnecessary or unspent funds that the Department of Agriculture (DA) failed to return to the Bureau of…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enabled the bicameral conference committee to increase the unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2024 budget by P450 billion,…
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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The Senate has scheduled the third and final reading on the measure on 9 December.
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The Senate assured the public that it remains on track with its timeline to pass the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), despite postponing the scheduled…
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A significant push to address the country’s classroom shortage is underway after the Senate Committee on Finance announced Wednesday that the proposed 2026…
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