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Washington (AFP) — The United States Congress has teed up a Tuesday vote on a spending bill to end the government shutdown, following a House committee vote…
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Washington (AFP) — The United States Congress has teed up a Tuesday vote on a spending bill to end the government shutdown, following a House committee vote…
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She cited instances in which payments for most infrastructure contracts, not just flood control, were frozen.
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What makes the fourth-quarter GDP growth special, however, is that it does capture the effects of issues that are primary and growing in the voters’ collective…
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A New York Times analysis showed that it was the agent himself who, showing a lack of proper training, accidentally discharged Pretti’s gun.
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The killing of a US citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis sparked fresh protests and political fallout, as it marked the second fatal shooting…
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Netizens slammed Marikina 2nd District Rep. Miro Quimbo for promoting on his social media account a school building outside his congressional district.
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The National Park Service (NPS) removed slavery exhibits on Thursday, 22 January 2026, from the President’s House site at Independence National Historical…
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The clash between the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Reserve has triggered a political firestorm and renewed debate over central bank independence,…
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Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Rolando Toledo said the national government is targeting infrastructure spending equivalent to 4.3…
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‘There’s no final cost yet, but I think the minimum is about P16 billion.’
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If Cacdac admitted that they do not have the expertise to run shelters and take care of distressed OFWs, then logic dictates granting more — not less — support…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wanted to increase the US defense budget to a giant $1.5 trillion.
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Debt service receives the ‘first cut’ of the budget, as it is funded first from available revenues, before allocations to agencies for programs such as…
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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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Without a clear path to restoring integrity in public finance and reinvigorating government-led investment, the benefits of external opportunities and easier…
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A resolution adopted during a series of Mindanao-wide consultative meetings will be submitted to the United Nations…
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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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