Democratic backsliding
As international examples of democratic backsliding indicate, ‘when weak legislatures cede power to the executive, authoritarian leaders can more easily…
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As international examples of democratic backsliding indicate, ‘when weak legislatures cede power to the executive, authoritarian leaders can more easily…
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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said his office is eyeing malversation and plunder charges against former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and 10 others…
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‘Our goal is transparency, accountability, and ensuring that funds are properly used for the benefit of our people.’
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara recently received a strong show of support from non-teaching personnel and several education and business organizations, even…
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The Commission on Audit (CoA)has found P3.5 billion in unnecessary or unspent funds that the Department of Agriculture (DA) failed to return to the Bureau of…
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The indication that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is desperately clinging to former president Rodrigo Duterte as a trophy to maintain its relevance…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enabled the bicameral conference committee to increase the unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2024 budget by P450 billion,…
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Justice Undersecretary Jojo Cadiz has resigned from his post, according to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro.
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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The Senate has scheduled the third and final reading on the measure on 9 December.
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Why is the Philippines so obsessed about winning the gold medal in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games when the rest of Asia knows we are the United States of the…
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Artist Victoria-Maria Geyer portrays Jesus, Mary and Joseph with patchwork cloth lacking facial features.
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Crooks have gone to the extent of hiding their substandard projects in obscure areas of the country, including in a place in Kalinga inhabited by indigenous…
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The Senate assured the public that it remains on track with its timeline to pass the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), despite postponing the scheduled…
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A significant push to address the country’s classroom shortage is underway after the Senate Committee on Finance announced Wednesday that the proposed 2026…
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The brave words of legislators to remove all lump sums from the 2026 national budget that were convertible to the pork barrel failed to hold after Senate…
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‘This is what I was saying as early as January — there were 28 blank items spanning 13 pages in the bicameral conference report of the 2025 GAA.’
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