Ping: 2026 spending plan a step toward change
‘As long as we all remain vigilant in guarding against the abuse of public funds, we can always be hopeful that things can change for the better.’
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‘As long as we all remain vigilant in guarding against the abuse of public funds, we can always be hopeful that things can change for the better.’
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The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered former Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang and several local officials to respond to a graft complaint involving the…
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We already had transparency. FoI. Seals. PDFs. Nobody read them because they were boring and useless. So now the genius move is to upload the same nonsense…
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The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered former Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang and several members of the Sangguniang Bayan to submit their…
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Madriaga claimed he became connected to Duterte’s circle after being introduced to provide political and security advice when Rodrigo Duterte was still a mayor.
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Ramil Madriaga, a former aide and 'bagman" of Vice President Sara Duterte, submitted a sworn affidavit to the Office of the Ombudsman, which the agency…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, reaffirmed the Senate’s strong support for full transparency in the 2026…
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We have been here before, of course. When questions about these funds first surfaced, the Vice President’s go-to shield was ‘national security.’
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It was observed that one ill effect of airing the process or livestreaming is that it disrupts how it functions and delays proceedings, as its members use the…
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The traditional pork barrel hive, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), was not on the Bicameral Conference Committee’s (Bicam) list on the first…
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The Sandiganbayan has denied the Ombudsman's petition to reverse its decision that absolved former Mexico, Pampanga mayor Teddy Tumang and seven others of…
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G-HIVE would interface with existing financial and procurement systems and provide verified audit trails linking every stage of the budget cycle.
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Stacks of documents — piled nearly as high as the tables they rested on — were delivered to the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, as the complainants filed…
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Across the 2023, 2024, 2025 budgets, cuts in the NEP totaled P1.5 trillion, which were reallocated elsewhere.
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Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on Thursday said that the “fear” expressed by contractor Sarah Discaya is a consequence of her own actions following her…
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Former Pangasinan Fourth District Representative Christopher de Venecia has been cleared of criminal and administrative liability after the Office of the…
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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said the Office of the Ombudsman is pursuing systemic reforms to address corruption, emphasizing the need to…
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