From hard to soft pork
The realignment raised the total allocation for these two programs in the House-approved bill to P86.4 billion.
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The realignment raised the total allocation for these two programs in the House-approved bill to P86.4 billion.
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Jerusalem — An Israeli parliamentary committee on Monday advanced a bill proposing the death penalty for “terrorists,” a move pushed for by far-right National…
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The P60 billion ordered returned to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must be retained in the 2026…
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The Metro Manila Subway lost P26 billion in programmed funds while the North-South Commuter Railway was stripped of P31 billion, causing their delay.
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Senator Bam Aquino on Tuesday underscored the need to harness emerging technologies in promoting transparency and accountability in government, as he pushed…
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With cyberbullying and online hate speech on the rise, a proposed law seeks to curb incidents with fines reaching up to P1 million.
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Friends and family members gather at Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City as they pay tribute to Emman Atienza on 04 November 2025. A bill has been filed at…
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Power distributors can soon deploy smart meters and other digital tools that promise faster, more accurate billing and real-time energy tracking, following the…
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The P60 billion returned to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), as ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., must be retained in the…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) is calling for the fulfillment of the constitutional mandate to keep education the highest budgetary priority, arguing that…
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‘Grand conspiracy’ behind Congress insertions bared
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When Marcos said that ‘no matter what you do, they will find ways to fool the government,’ he sounded less like a reformer than a man resigned to failure.
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A lawmaker is urging the government to divert a portion of the proposed P49-billion budget for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated…
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A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to abolish the country’s travel tax, which he describes as an outdated policy that limits the constitutional right of…
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The lawmaker was apparently referring to, among others, the President’s cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez, who had been accused of receiving billions of…
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The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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Globe has partnered with the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) in promoting responsible digital citizenship among students with the launch of…
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Senator Loren Legarda has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a comprehensive review of questionable infrastructure projects in…
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