
UA, illegal as can be
In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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Ang Epstein files ay mga dokumento na may libo-libong pahina tungkol sa dalawang imbestigasyon sa sex trafficking ni Jeffrey Epstein at ng kanyang kasabwat na…
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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The controversy surrounding the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) reflects the great divide between government assurances of fiscal reform and the public…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Nicolas Torre III as the new general manager of the Metropolitan…
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) welcomed the appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Nicolas Torre III as its new…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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In the Marcos budgets, however, the UA mutated into a receptacle to allow the insertion of the pork barrel in the budget with guaranteed funding.
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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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Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Atty. Jay Daniel Santiago said the agency remains confident it will surpass its P28 billion revenue target by…
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The anti-dynasty bill, if executed effectively, could be the step needed to finally dismantle this pervasive system and promote a more inclusive and…
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The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure that seeks to boost transparency and accountability in government spending through digital…
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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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The bicameral conference committee’s deliberations were postponed as the Senate and the House of Representatives worked to resolve issues related to the…
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Supporting the bazaar meant contributing to a hospital that will continue saving lives for generations.
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Critics remain unimpressed, saying President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent moves appear to be an attempt to deflect attention from what they describe as a…
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Can Sandro Marcos and Speaker Bodjie Dy explain why a measure that guarantees legal loopholes bigger than its promise not anything but a transparent fraud on…
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