Leadership fund, root of all evil
District congressmen got a baseline of P500 million each, partylist representatives from P120 million to P150 million.
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District congressmen got a baseline of P500 million each, partylist representatives from P120 million to P150 million.
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday challenged Malacañang to make public all travel authorities it issues to government officials and employees, along with…
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Instead, the budget is kept voluminous and splits a single road repair project into a half-dozen items, maintenance here, rehabilitation there, flood control…
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The death toll from the combined effects of tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” has risen to 27, the Office of Civil…
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Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Iryna Terekh designed furniture and architectural concrete, according to the Journal. She considered herself a…
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‘The ongoing oil crisis brought about by the war in the Middle East has shown how decades of underinvestment in road-based public transport and active…
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The proposed budget for 2027 allegedly contained a “uniform” P180-million lump-sum allocation for the establishment of evacuation centers across the country,…
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Malacañang defended the timing of its decisions to halt government work and suspend classes during severe monsoon rains, stating Tuesday that officials must…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is strengthening its defenses and preparing civilians for emergencies as pressure from China mounts, a security push with direct…
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A public that tracks the money before it disappears is harder to rob quietly than one that only asks questions once the floodwaters recede.
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Transport advocates urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Congress on Tuesday to restore funding for public transportation, walking and cycling…
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President Marcos does not have aby idea about the so-called Leadership Funds, or lump sums in the budget meant for pork barrel that former Public Works and…
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The proposed P107.4 billion allocation for flood control projects could be better used to address the country’s classroom shortage, particularly as alleged…
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As scrutiny of the proposed 2027 national budget officially began Monday, a lawmaker questioned the apparent exemption of the House of Representatives from…
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The money did not vanish. It reappeared under the Local Government Support Fund, in a line called financial assistance to local government units worth P34…
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The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday vowed to continue enforcing Philippine laws against illegal activities allegedly involving Chinese nationals…
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Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday questioned why the House of Representatives does not undergo the same pre-plenary budget scrutiny as other government…
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