Pork barrel as the magic wand
What drives senators and congressmen to steal amounts one cannot spend in a lifetime?
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What drives senators and congressmen to steal amounts one cannot spend in a lifetime?
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Laoag City — A broken runway edge light at Laoag International Airport disrupted night operations, forcing the rescheduling of two Philippine Airlines flights…
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President Marcos Jr. is set to sign the 2026 General Appropriations Bill on Monday, 05 January 2026, with a stern warning from a minority leader that it could…
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Democratic lawmakers said they were misled by Donald Trump’s administration ahead of a sudden U.S. operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…
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Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste “thanked” his colleagues in the House of Representatives who had disputed his claim that the P2 million…
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Residents in several parts of the city woke up to low water pressure or no water at all on Saturday, after the Cagayan de Oro City Water…
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Economists have widely cited the pullback in public infrastructure spending — largely linked to the flood control controversy involving the Department of…
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Credibility is greatly lacking because the government itself is conducting the investigation into the big fish within it.
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The Senate on Monday ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget, just hours after the House gave its…
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Watch the restraint travel upward. If discretion is now fashionable, then let DPWH wear it, too.
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Lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines—including Representatives Allan Ty, Marcelino Libanan, Jesus Romualdo, Javier…
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‘All of the easing moves by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which started late last year up to now, could only do so much.’
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Investigators found that it had been applied as a side-dress rather than by the recommended basal method.
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The number of construction projects covered by approved building permits reached 12,705 in October 2025 — a 22.6 percent drop from 16,405 in the same month…
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Year-on-year, the deficit widened by 7.38 percent from P1.18 trillion in November 2024. The Treasury attributed the expansion mainly to higher government…
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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It seems that Andrea Brillantes has conveniently moved on from her failed relationship with Filipino-Jordanian boyfriend Sam Fernandez. Just two months after…
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