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House budget deliberations and pork barrel

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on House budget deliberations and pork barrel.

  1. Ayudanomics on steroids

    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.

  2. Fat crocs devour budget

    Fat crocs devour budget

    The House cut P130 billion from FAPs while retaining unprogrammed appropriations at the original P112 billion proposed in the NEP.

  3. Teachers’ scholarship bill filed at House

    Teachers’ scholarship bill filed at House

    Marikina Rep. Marcy Teodoro has filed a bill seeking scholarships for qualified public school teachers pursuing graduate studies and for their children from…

  4. Stranger things play out in House

    Stranger things play out in House

    The BARSc, under the House Committee on Appropriations, reviews proposed budget amendments and realignments, the stage where legislators’ pet projects are…

  5. House okays OP budget

    House okays OP budget

    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…

  6. Watchers kept from the window

    Watchers kept from the window

    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,…

  7. Pork express rolls out

    Pork express rolls out

    With the strong inclination to craft a pork barrel-packed proposal, the House’s own budget should have faced the most scrutiny.