P60B PhilHealth funds must remain in 2026 budget as required by law
The P60 billion returned to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), as ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., must be retained in the…
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The P60 billion returned to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), as ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., must be retained in the…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) is calling for the fulfillment of the constitutional mandate to keep education the highest budgetary priority, arguing that…
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‘Grand conspiracy’ behind Congress insertions bared
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When Marcos said that ‘no matter what you do, they will find ways to fool the government,’ he sounded less like a reformer than a man resigned to failure.
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A lawmaker is urging the government to divert a portion of the proposed P49-billion budget for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated…
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The lawmaker was apparently referring to, among others, the President’s cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez, who had been accused of receiving billions of…
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In fairness to Sen. Robin and Sen. Lapid, their money came from their being bankable action stars.
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You know, they call him the poorest senator — with the audacity to look broke while reportedly wearing a Patek.
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The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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Many, including Nosy Tarsee, were made indignant by “Chiz” Escudero’s declaration of a net worth of P18.8 million, making him the poorest member of the Senate.
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Senator Loren Legarda has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a comprehensive review of questionable infrastructure projects in…
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a bill seeking to institutionalize a Detailed Unit Price Analysis (DUPA) system for government infrastructure…
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The Senate on Monday flagged more than 6,000 infrastructure projects worth P271 billion in the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and…
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Senator Win Gatchalian on Monday, 27 October, flagged over 6,000 projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) worth P271 billion for 2026.
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The Senate on Monday flagged more than 6,000 infrastructure projects worth P271 billion in the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and…
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged Congress to grant local government units (LGUs) a stronger role in the 2026 national budget process,…
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The Senate Finance Subcommittee, led by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, has approved the Department of Agrarian Reform’s…
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The national government recorded higher revenues in the first nine months of 2025, keeping the budget deficit below target as tax collections continued to…
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