Pork lives on despite budget reforms — Tinio
Congressional insertions remain a concern as lawmakers scrutinize the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, with teachers also warning that…
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Congressional insertions remain a concern as lawmakers scrutinize the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, with teachers also warning that…
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A President who genuinely combed through P200 billion in flood control insertions found only P26 billion worth of rot because a full veto would have named…
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So what exactly died? Because this sounds like the pig is doing fantastic and is apparently more clever now.
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District congressmen got a baseline of P500 million each, partylist representatives from P120 million to P150 million.
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Energized by the trust placed in me by the second-highest official of the land (and a bar topnotcher to boot), like the Energizer Bunny, I ran home and kept…
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Budget “insertions” in Taguig were not allegedly confined to Senator Alan Cayetano, as his sister, Senator Pia Cayetano, also had her share amounting to P4.7…
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Senator Ping Lacson on Thursday alleged that two P100-million infrastructure projects in Taguig linked to Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s political bailiwick were…
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The perversion of Congress was at its worst after the Marcos administration took over, where pork projects became a commodity.
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A certain solon somewhere in Metro Manila is reportedly charging the salaries of some staff members and consultants to a local government unit (LGU).
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Lacson particularly referred to the 2019 SEA Games hosting mess where tens of billions of pesos of public money passed through a private foundation that…
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We will no longer allow last-minute insertions, particularly those made during the Bicameral Conference Committee.
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Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Sunday said he is gathering informants and witnesses to build a case against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, declaring that the…
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A fast-moving fire destroyed 46 homes made of light materials beneath the Culiat Bridge II in Quezon City last Saturday night, forcing the temporary closure of…
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‘This is 2026, we will conduct three electoral exercises this year, including the special congressional election for the fourth district of Cavite.’
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After the SC struck down the Priority Development Assistance Fund in 2013, the crooks in government became innovative. They devised ways for discretionary…
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Smaller class sizes under the government's Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program are helping students learn more effectively and feel safer…
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Election lawyer and senior citizen advocate Romy Macalintal called on Congress on Wednesday to launch an immediate investigation into the delayed release of…
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The first-term congressman said Congress should hold a formal hearing on alleged corruption and political dealings in Batangas so the public could hear…
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