Watchdog says 2026 budget still riddled with pork
A week after the national budget for 2026 was signed by Ferdinand Marcos Jr., budget watchdogs said the spending plan remains laden with pork.
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A week after the national budget for 2026 was signed by Ferdinand Marcos Jr., budget watchdogs said the spending plan remains laden with pork.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emphasized the importance of enhanced global cooperation in advancing sustainable development and strengthening climate action…
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New allegations have emerged that could raise the stakes even higher. Enter Ramil Madriaga, who claims to have been the Vice President’s bagman.
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BREST, France (AFP) — The world’s oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming…
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Bongbong receives intelligence. That does not make his office an intelligence agency. Otherwise, every Cabinet secretary would qualify for secret funds.
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From energy efficiency upgrades to large-scale solar adoption, the property developer’s sustainability push has been decades in the making.
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Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday ordering the withdrawal of the US from 66 international organizations as they “no longer serve American interests,” the…
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The public interest is best protected when institutions take the time to do things properly, especially when the stakes involve billions in public funds and…
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The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHEd) attention was called on the more than P647 million in unliquidated funds under its Merit Scholarship Program.
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In an increasingly competitive region, the Philippines cannot afford to let unresolved scandals define its investment narrative.
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Growing more chili, protecting crops from extreme weather, and expanding year-round production will be key to keeping prices manageable in the years ahead.
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The telecommunication arm of the Manuel V. Pangilinan Group, PLDT Inc. (PLDT), also the country’s largest fully integrated telco company, and its wireless unit…
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Former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) national president and constitutional law expert Atty. Domingo Egon Cayosa said the issue surrounding the…
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Vice President Sara Duterte was not removed from office, but the 2025 impeachment complaints against her nonetheless reshaped the country’s political…
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A retired cook saw a recipe for chocolate acorns in the visual digital board Pinterest and decided to bake it for dessert for Thanksgiving dinner.
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday pledged full cooperation with investigators following the arrest of a payroll officer accused of diverting public…
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Energy efficiency can no longer sit in the background of the Philippines’ climate strategy — and the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) is pressing…
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