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Budget documents run thousands of pages long and are filled with technical language that can be difficult for the public to decipher.
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The SALN suffers from structural defects that render it useless as an accountability tool.
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Democracies do not erode only when courts are abolished or Congress is shut down. They also erode when institutions remain intact but are used so selectively…
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Freshly-appointed Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said he will review the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses…
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Amid various issues concerning the lack of transparency in government documents, the House of Representatives has voted to approve the Right to Information…
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In times of institutional strain and political drama, the country cannot afford to have its anti-graft bodies perceived as mere pieces on a chessboard, or…
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He also challenged the diversion of P107 billion from PDIC funds, describing it as an unconstitutional reallocation.
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Former budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman has been implicated in the alleged diversion of around P167 billion in funds from Philippine Health…
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Senate committees are the engines of the legislative branch. They are where sprawling, complex policy ideas are hammered into enforceable, practical laws.
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When a structure collapses, it is usually laborers, nearby residents, and ordinary citizens who pay the price.
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The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has traced 39 of the 44 recovered fired cartridge cases from the 13 May Senate shooting incident to three…
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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Nicolas Torre III said Friday he would assist in the manhunt for Senator Ronald “Bato” dela…
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De Leon is meant to be the DBM’s clean break from the P1-trillion ‘Floodgate’ mess, a fresh face to bury an ugly chapter.
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The danger is that the country becomes trapped in a cycle where politics consumes the national attention while governance and economic confidence suffer.
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Malacañang on Monday announced the appointment of Kim Robert de Leon as secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, replacing former acting secretary…
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The Department of Budget and Management announced Monday that the national government approved the creation of 32,916 new teaching positions for…
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According to the latest national government disbursement report from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), capital outlays and infrastructure…
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