Senate vows zero funding toward unverified DPWH line items
The Senate plans to remove P8.84 billion in unsupported DPWH infrastructure projects from the proposed 2027 national budget after 295 projects failed to meet…
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Pork lovers are off-limits
Under the UA, the funding for FAPs is uncertain, while the inserted projects get definite allocations.
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Malacañang vows veto of dubious budget items
Malacañang says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will scrutinize questionable allocations in the 2027 national budget and veto projects lacking sufficient…
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DA orders farm road review
The Department of Agriculture has ordered a review of 1,669 proposed farm-to-market road projects for its 2027 budget after civil society groups flagged…
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Call louder over House disclosure
‘Kamanggagawa Partylist is taking up the challenge to release all proposed projects and insertions in the 2027 budget.’
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Currents of history converge in Northern Samar
Water’s role in shaping the Philippine past takes center stage as Northern Samar hosts the 47th National Conference on Local and National History, bringing…
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Cost of winning
We rage at corruption, but continue to live with an electoral system that makes money indispensable to political survival.
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No papers, no pork
‘Every delayed project has an economic cost, while every anomalous, poorly vetted project costs us even more through wasted taxpayer money.’
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Much ado about insertions
Just to be clear, this doesn’t mean Cong. Marcos automatically receives personal benefits from these revisions. But it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think he does.
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Public trust, constitutional responsibility
The SC, likewise, clarified that the constitutional prohibition against Congress increasing the President’s recommended appropriations applies to programmed…
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Game of musical chairs
The complete dissolution of the UniTeam coalition, shattered by the transactional rift between the Marcos and Duterte camps, further accelerated these…
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Housecleaning starts
The scale of the problem became clear when the finance panel’s staff compared the NEP with the House bill and found that the number of DPWH projects had…
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Gatchalian flags P10.7-B confidential, intel funds
Senate President Win Gatchalian flagged P10.7 billion in proposed 2027 confidential and intelligence funds, calling for tighter limits to prevent abuse and…
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Solon questions House’s budget scrutiny exemption
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco questioned why the House budget is exempt from pre-plenary hearings as lawmakers begin scrutinizing the proposed 2027 national budget…
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Exposing Root of rot
The DAILY TRIBUNE reaffirms its commitment to fearless journalism, highlighting its role in exposing corruption, scrutinizing the misuse of public funds and…
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P1B allocated to four specialty hospitals in 2026 budget
Four government specialty hospitals will each receive an additional P1 billion under the 2026 national budget to expand the Zero Balance Billing program and…
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