
Ejercito pushes ‘back to basics’ ₱7.2T budget
Senate Finance Committee chairperson JV Ejercito is pushing a “back to basics” approach to the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, calling for…
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Senate Finance Committee chairperson JV Ejercito is pushing a “back to basics” approach to the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, calling for…
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Former NEDA director general Solita Monsod has been highly critical of the current administration, which has faced intense scrutiny since the onset of the…
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A President who genuinely combed through P200 billion in flood control insertions found only P26 billion worth of rot because a full veto would have named…
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Padilla went on, “It can’t be a non-issue because this is what the prosecution is bringing out.”
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Only Vice President Sara Duterte and her former security chief, Col. Raymund Lachica, knew how the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President were…
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Senator-judges grilled hostile witness Lemuel Ortonio over his supposed lack of diligence as chair of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) bids and awards…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is pushing for a two-year national budget, saying Congress needs more time to scrutinize trillions of pesos in…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday accused those pursuing her conviction of trying to make the allegations against her stick using rhetoric rather than…
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The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
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Former NEDA Director General Solita Monsod has called for sweeping reforms to the national budgeting process, describing the current Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.…
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A top aide to Vice President Sara Duterte told the impeachment court Tuesday the Office of the Vice President had asked for P250 million in confidential and…
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TA former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) senior official said these programs become a debt of gratitude owed to a politician instead of the right of…
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Cendaña said auditors serve as a key line of defense against corruption, particularly in light of the alleged anomalies.
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A P150,000 discrepancy in the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential fund records was traced to expenses paid out of the personal funds of an…
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Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. on Monday disputed reports that military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pensions had nearly tripled the Armed…
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Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta faced tough questioning from senators on Monday over her role in handling P500…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) requested an P11.9-billion allocation under the proposed fiscal year 2027 National Expenditure Program, marking a 9.6 percent…
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Former Office of the Vice President Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta on Monday explicitly pointed to Col. Raymund Lachica as the sole implementer of the…
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