Freeze pork deals
The budget was thus manipulated through insertions and substitutions by both the House and Senate, reaching almost P450 billion.
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The budget was thus manipulated through insertions and substitutions by both the House and Senate, reaching almost P450 billion.
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The debate on the 2026 national budget has exposed a recurring dilemma: the Philippines continues to allocate less for education, health, and social protection…
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Corruption has been institutionalized; it is so pervasive that when the House of Romualdez passed the 2025 budget bill it contained several pages with blank…
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The Department of Energy (DoE) has found promising indicators of white hydrogen in Palawan, uncovering the province’s potential to boost the country’s clean…
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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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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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Energy company CostPlus Inc. is eyeing to introduce advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology into the Philippine market through a partnership with Indian…
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The Department of Energy (DoE) is moving to establish a Carbon Credit Policy for the energy sector to attract private investment in clean energy projects, cut…
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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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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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‘We must perform well. We cannot ask for more resources if we fail to deliver.’
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While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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