
Ayudanomics on steroids
Soft pork has fattened the proposed budget ahead of the 2028 elections, with select House members making the changes behind closed doors.
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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on House budget deliberations and pork barrel.

Soft pork has fattened the proposed budget ahead of the 2028 elections, with select House members making the changes behind closed doors.
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The House cut P130 billion from FAPs while retaining unprogrammed appropriations at the original P112 billion proposed in the NEP.
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House minority lawmakers criticize the lack of transparency in BARSc's budget amendments, raising concerns over missing detailed reports and last-minute…
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For the Allas siblings, the house carries a deeply personal meaning. It stands as a tribute to the sacrifices of a mother who worked far from home, a refuge…
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House prosecution spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers says Trillanes’ allegations against VP Sara Duterte will be checked against bank, AMLC and BIR records.
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Marikina Rep. Marcy Teodoro has filed a bill seeking scholarships for qualified public school teachers pursuing graduate studies and for their children from…
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The BARSc, under the House Committee on Appropriations, reviews proposed budget amendments and realignments, the stage where legislators’ pet projects are…
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The House of Representatives approved the Office of the President’s proposed P10.15-million budget for 2027, more than 64 percent lower than its 2026…
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The allocations to the House grew by P1 billion to P3 billion annually between 2015 and 2021, then by P12 billion in 2023, P12.5 billion the following year,…
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With the strong inclination to craft a pork barrel-packed proposal, the House’s own budget should have faced the most scrutiny.
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‘I think that somebody has a right to keep them away if they’re going to write false stories all the time.’
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