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Wary budget watchdogs believe that a new small committee has been created in the House of Representatives in the guise of a body called the Budget Amendments…
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Wary budget watchdogs believe that a new small committee has been created in the House of Representatives in the guise of a body called the Budget Amendments…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said almost every senator in the 19th Congress was involved in budget insertions for 2025, describing the…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that a government shutdown was looming, as the White House raised the stakes in a…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go expressed deep concern over the reported deteriorating health of former President Rodrigo Duterte, voicing strong support for a…
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will follow the trail of evidence, wherever it leads, as it probes what is…
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Former House speaker Martin Romualdez was quick to debunk the imputations that he received kickbacks from flood control projects, as alleged by a so-called…
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Billions in public funds intended for flood control projects allegedly ended up inside suitcases instead of construction sites. This was the central issue…
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House lawmakers on Tuesday clashed over whether to grant the P32 billion additional budget request of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)…
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Jesus Crispin Remulla and Senator Rodante Marcoleta engaged in a heated argument on Tuesday, clashing over whether restitution should be required for…
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The Sandiganbayan has denied a 70-year-old former state auditor’s appeal to serve his prison sentence under house arrest, citing his ability to receive medical…
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The House of Representatives is set to hold deliberations to weigh possible actions to ensure Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co’s compliance with the 10-day window to…
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Newly installed Speaker Bojie Dy wants to end the ongoing House probe into the allegedly fraudulent flood control projects, saying it would be best left to the…
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But here’s the rub; for all the drama, for all the leadership reshuffles, for all the angry headlines and hashtags, not a single one of those implicated has…
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‘Every peso lost to corruption is a peso taken from the Filipino people, from families in danger, from crumbling infrastructure, and from vital public services.
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In the Philippine House of Representatives, the Speaker serves as the presiding officer and administrative head of the chamber.
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CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) has reaffirmed its partnership with Muslim leaders in Central Luzon to strengthen community ties…
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A staggering one-time cash delivery of P457 million to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers may be just the tip of the iceberg in a…
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All 11 representatives from Cebu voted in favor of the new House Speaker, Representative Faustino “Bojie” Dy III of Isabela, following the resignation of…
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