Spending paradox
How, Nosy Tarsee asks, can the Department of Tourism (DoT) possibly sell the Philippines to the world with a shoestring budget of just P100 million? That’s the…
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How, Nosy Tarsee asks, can the Department of Tourism (DoT) possibly sell the Philippines to the world with a shoestring budget of just P100 million? That’s the…
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Electoral candidates are prevented by the Omnibus Election Code from receiving donations from persons with government contracts. But there’s a loophole: give,…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed P287.4-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026, covering its ten attached agencies, has…
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He renewed his call to increase funding for sports, noting that the PSC continues to receive a disproportionately small share of the national budget despite…
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If wisdom were measured by the same square meters, the floods would have drained, classrooms would have stood, the voters might’ve learned by now.
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Technically, the 2024 and 2025 budgets were able to comply with the law’s requirements by placing some items in the UA, which are not included in the yearly…
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The government is urged to allocate funds for the expansion of Bahay Pag-Asa facilities, which provide short-term residential care and rehabilitation for…
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Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) investment approvals have reached P154.70 billion as of September, representing 61.9 percent of its P250 billion…
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Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday reiterated his support for increasing the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), saying Vice President Sara…
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Faulty computations in budget allotment have shorted the Philippines’ 113 state universities and colleges (SUCs) of a total of P12.3 billion from the 2022 to…
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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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Pangilinan underscored the urgency of addressing what he described as ‘alarming gaps’ in higher education access.
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Both chambers of Congress have expressed support for allocating an additional P12.3 billion to the country’s 113 state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the…
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The Philippines is set to receive a portion of the USD 55 million (approx. PHP 3.2 billion) in new maritime security funding announced by the United States to…
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Listed property developer Megaworld Corp. is rolling out a P2-billion share buy-back program to support its stock and enhance shareholder value as current…
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Approximately seven million families risk losing assistance due to the budget cut for the program and zero funding for the once-controversial ‘Ayuda sa Kapos…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) unveiled a P1.27-billion assistance package for farmers and fisherfolk in Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, extending the…
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The House Appropriations Committee praised the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) “Katarungan Caravan” during a budget hearing, with Representative Brian Poe urging…
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