
Pork-ridden budget
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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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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TUBLAY, Benguet — The Benguet Provincial Board approved a resolution Monday declaring the entire province under a state of calamity following heavy weather…
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The government needs more than P7 billion to keep electricity consumers from shouldering losses tied to power theft, faulty meters and weak collections at…
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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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BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) was placed under Blue Alert status on Monday as continuous rains and recent severe weather left…
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Amount is for air and missile defense systems, missiles, ammunition and radars.
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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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Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund under his command.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.
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The People’s Budget Coalition has raised concerns over the proposed 2027 national budget, flagging the growing debt burden, reduced allocations for key social…
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There should be a proper process before projects are included in the NEP, including passing through the Municipal Development Councils and Regional Development…
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The people this budget appears centered on are those running for office in 2028 who will need something to hand out between now and then.
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Consumer finance platform Billease has secured a P1-billion credit facility from Philippine National Bank (PNB), adding one of the country’s largest universal…
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They argued that the analogy does not hold because, unlike a retailer absorbing shrinkage, distribution utilities are shielded by law from bearing the cost…
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Malacañang rejected concerns that the proposed P3.06-billion allocation for evacuation centers in the 2027 national budget might be used for election or…
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So what exactly died? Because this sounds like the pig is doing fantastic and is apparently more clever now.
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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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