Greed holds budget hostage
Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday firmly denied any involvement in a supposed coup against Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy, calling the…
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The Committee is not looking for anything new; it’s solely based on what is alleged in the complaint.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has postponed its high-stakes probe into anomalies in the flood control projects, supposedly scheduled for next week, pending…
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The House Committee on Justice has issued subpoenas to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and a key aide of Vice President Sara Duterte as it continued…
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By exposing how the administration and its congressional partners have gamed the system, Drilon has placed the real question before the justices.
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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) are looking to expand the selection for the Sports Hall of Fame to not just…
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Congress moved roughly P303 billion in programmed items — the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization, universal tertiary education, personal benefits,…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has consolidated the petitions challenging the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte but stopped short of halting…
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Retired Supreme Court (SC) Justice Adolfo Azcuna warned that the House of Representatives may be overstepping its role in the impeachment hearings against Vice…
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After hearing about the petition of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Supreme Court to suspend the impeachment proceedings against her, many lawmakers claimed…
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House of Representatives Congressman Antonio “Tonchi” Tinio said in a committee hearing on April 8 that the Philippines ranks third globally for the most…
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The Supreme Court heard pointed arguments on Tuesday questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday heard arguments from lawyer and former Senate President Franklin Drilon, who stressed that unprogrammed appropriations are…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard pointed arguments questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The House of Representatives has issued a subpoena to the lawyer who notarized the affidavit of former Duterte aide Ramil Madriaga, ordering her to testify and…
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Sara Duterte herself has yet to squarely explain what really happened, how it happened, and why the public should still trust her.
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The House of Representatives of the Philippines Committee on Justice has issued a subpoena ordering a former member of the security group of Sara Duterte to…
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