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The UA was formalized after 1987 as a ‘matter of convenience’ to avoid the cumbersome special or supplemental appropriations bills required for contingencies.
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The UA was formalized after 1987 as a ‘matter of convenience’ to avoid the cumbersome special or supplemental appropriations bills required for contingencies.
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Patients seeking treatment in Department of Health (DOH)–run hospitals no longer need guarantee letters from politicians, as the government’s zero balance…
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Two of the country’s biggest business organizations, the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), both hailed the…
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Pinuna ng mga opposition lawmakers sa House of Representatives nitong Huwebes ang tinawag nilang “railroading” o pagmamadali sa pagpasa ng Bicameral Conference…
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President Marcos Jr. is set to sign the 2026 General Appropriations Bill on Monday, 05 January 2026, with a stern warning from a minority leader that it could…
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Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday slammed the “railroading” of the ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on…
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Neophyte Congressman Javier Miguel Benitez of Negros Occidental said the ratified P6.7-trillion 2026 national budget was designed with stronger safeguards to…
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The Executive Branch has begun a comprehensive review of the ratified 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) following its receipt on 29 December, Executive…
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A reenacted budget reduces overall government disbursements by limiting spending to the previous year’s levels and prohibiting funding for new programs or…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not take a holiday break but instead use the period to study the proposed 2026 national budget and ensure that it is…
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The P60 billion in excess PhilHealth funds, recently ordered returned by the Supreme Court to the state insurer, were funneled to the contentious unprogrammed…
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Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for the full restoration of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) during the first day of the…
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Senator Loren Legarda pushed for more funds for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. during the bicameral conference committee on the disagreeing provisions…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously ordered the return of P60 billion in excess funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through…
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Key provisions in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) were struck down by the Supreme Court, which ruled that they undermined the reserve funds of the…
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Senate Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said they will not allow a reenactment of the 2025 national budget in the proposed 2026 General Appropriations Act…
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