Progress pawned for pork
Government data showed halting the ODA programs resulted in the government incurring an unneeded expense of P2.2 billion in penalties.
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Government data showed halting the ODA programs resulted in the government incurring an unneeded expense of P2.2 billion in penalties.
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As a House member in the 19th Congress, Marcoleta recounted seeing 12 to 13 pages in the special provisions of the 400-page bicam report that contained 28…
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The parallel lies in the regions receiving large insertions, which are Bulacan and Sorsogon, and the areas flagged for anomalous projects that suggest a…
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The Bicam, tasked with reconciling differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget, operates with significant discretion.
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Advocacy group Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) called on lawmakers to prioritize investment in education as they tackle the 2026 budget, demanding…
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The season of giving is almost here, and Savoy Hotel Manila is kicking off the holidays with a sweet touch of thoughtfulness. As families and friends look…
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‘We believe that great design should be accessible and this range is proof of that.’
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‘In the Philippines, we know the importance of staying within one’s budget to make every peso count. That is why we have permanently reduced our prices on 400…
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The budget was thus manipulated through insertions and substitutions by both the House and Senate, reaching almost P450 billion.
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The debate on the 2026 national budget has exposed a recurring dilemma: the Philippines continues to allocate less for education, health, and social protection…
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Corruption has been institutionalized; it is so pervasive that when the House of Romualdez passed the 2025 budget bill it contained several pages with blank…
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‘We must fix what happened in the past. And if cases have to be filed, let’s file the cases.’
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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