
2027 nat’l budget targets record P7.2T
The Marcos administration is seeking a P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, which is equivalent to 21.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product…
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The Marcos administration is seeking a P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, which is equivalent to 21.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product…
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A certain region’s chief budget defenders are sweating bullets this week, according to information that came Nosy Tarsee’s way, after a petitioner from their…
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The national government’s budget deficit widened to P198.5 billion in May, up 36.7 percent from P145.2 billion a year earlier, as lower non-tax revenues offset…
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Filipinos can now monitor the actual disbursement of funds for government projects after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Friday launched the…
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The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check for pork barrel…
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Leptospirosis cases in the country have increased 6 percent compared to the same period last year, prompting health officials to issue warnings to the public…
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Extortion and cumbersome bureaucratic processes (red tape) increase the cost of doing business, discouraging both local and foreign investments.
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But Duterte’s camp won’t outright admit these political ploys, much less admit their fear of what the trial will reveal about the Veep’s baggage of…
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PANIITIAN, Sofronio Española, Palawan — A flashflood submerged the Panitian Elementary School here on Monday as the southwest monsoon brought heavy rains,…
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The United States temporarily suspended sanctions on Iranian oil Monday after Vice President JD Vance said Tehran would allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to return.
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A former employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) testified before the Sandiganbayan that he had conducted numerous deliveries of boxes…
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A flashflood submerged a public elementary school in floodwaters after continuous rainfall by the Southwest Monsoon and Super Typhoon Francisco hit the…
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The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by several former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday that the country’s Unified 911 Emergency Hotline has achieved a 97.23 percent efficiency…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday said the stalled infrastructure projects will be included in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for…
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Applied to public budgeting, blockchain can create a continuous and verifiable record of how public funds move from appropriation to expenditure.
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Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Henry Alcantara testified before the Sandiganbayan that former senator Ramon “Bong”…
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Flooding incidents in Metro Manila have declined despite the onset of the rainy season, with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) attributing…
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