‘Don’t shoot’ flood scam messenger
Groups seeking to uphold the dignity of the budget process have urged the “Floodgate” probers not to shoot the messenger but to focus instead on the content of…
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Groups seeking to uphold the dignity of the budget process have urged the “Floodgate” probers not to shoot the messenger but to focus instead on the content of…
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‘This issue should be resolved through a single, clear narrative.’
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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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The Philippine Senate in 2025 pursued a legislative agenda that aligned with priority policy areas identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory…
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For 2026, P250 billion in UA has been proposed, which watchdogs have linked to anomalous projects that prioritize vested interests over essential services like…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spent New Year’s Eve at Malacañang, a detail underscored by Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro in what appeared…
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There’s little room for them to insert themselves or receive kickbacks from big-ticket infrastructure projects, so it’s not a priority for legislators.
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Marcos is accountable for manipulating the budgets since the start of his term, primarily by being complicit in the use of Unprogrammed Appropriations to build…
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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 proposed spending plan for 2026, while more ‘orderly,’ still has huge provisions for the pork barrel through the unprogrammed appropriations, which…
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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said the responsibility now shifts to the Executive branch following the Senate’s ratification of the proposed…
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The long-awaited 2026 National Budget sailed through the House of Representatives in record time on Monday — less than a minute from start to finish. A chorus…
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House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Mikaela Suansing strongly denied Monday an imputation by her colleague, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, that…
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In less than a minute, the House of Representatives on Monday ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB),…
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The Senate on Monday ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget, just hours after the House gave its…
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Authenticity, access, and who saw what under scrutiny
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If the projects are not the product of rational planning, technical assessment, and genuine need, but instead are the result of political patronage, the…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson voted on Monday to ratify the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, marking a rare affirmative…
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