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Wary budget watchdogs believe that a new small committee has been created in the House of Representatives in the guise of a body called the Budget Amendments…
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Wary budget watchdogs believe that a new small committee has been created in the House of Representatives in the guise of a body called the Budget Amendments…
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It is the lie of finality, staged with practiced ease, that wounds as deeply as any absent coat of paint.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he “acknowledged the decision of the Executive” to restore P60 billion in “excess funds” to the Philippine Health Insurance…
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Amenah!? What you don’t have people? You’ve got thousands in your big offices, air-conditioning, coffee machines, and not one person to suspect P600 million…
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If the system cannot hold the powerful accountable, then it is time to build a system where corruption is nearly impossible to commit.
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Decisive actions to combat corruption amid the public outcry were taken last week, foremost of which was the establishment of the Independent Commission for…
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‘We should allocate more funds for the health of every Filipino,’ Go said. ‘When one family member is sick, the whole family suffers.’
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At the “Trillion Peso March” on 21 September, which seeks to protest entrenched corruption in the country, don’t be surprised to see ecology warriors in the…
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The ODA is a highly concessional loan, which is practically a donation to the country for its development goals. However, the government needs to raise…
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Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he did not receive any donations from public works contractors during his election campaign for the May 2025…
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Escudero’s credibility on the issue has been questioned following his admission that he received P30 million in campaign funds during the 2022 elections from…
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BAGUIO CITY — “Their greed is too much, and it has no end.”
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Sorsogon is small. Everyone knows who gets the contracts, who moves the cement, who digs the rivers.
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin earlier confirmed the OP’s plan to seek extra funds for 2026’s ASEAN chairmanship.
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When the case reached the Supreme Court, we provided everything the Court requested.
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Although the Supreme Court outlawed the pork barrel in 2013, allegations of budget insertions persist, underscoring the need for systemic reforms.
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The weight of each word hung heavily in the hallowed hall of the House of Representatives.
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BORONGAN CITY — Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda has ordered the immediate relief of the city treasurer and several revenue collectors following the discovery of…
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