Quit hijacking the budget
Budget watchdogs said a complaint before the Supreme Court is being prepared to challenge the constitutionality of the new budget.
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Budget watchdogs said a complaint before the Supreme Court is being prepared to challenge the constitutionality of the new budget.
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Debt service receives the ‘first cut’ of the budget, as it is funded first from available revenues, before allocations to agencies for programs such as…
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What drives senators and congressmen to steal amounts one cannot spend in a lifetime?
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of non-essential items under the unprogrammed…
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Pinuna ng mga opposition lawmakers sa House of Representatives nitong Huwebes ang tinawag nilang “railroading” o pagmamadali sa pagpasa ng Bicameral Conference…
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President Marcos Jr. is set to sign the 2026 General Appropriations Bill on Monday, 05 January 2026, with a stern warning from a minority leader that it could…
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The emerging reality is that this budget will be devoid of the promised reforms after the massive corruption that perverted the past three Marcos General…
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Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday slammed the “railroading” of the ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on…
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For 2026, P250 billion in UA has been proposed, which watchdogs have linked to anomalous projects that prioritize vested interests over essential services like…
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The proposed spending plan for 2026, while more ‘orderly,’ still has huge provisions for the pork barrel through the unprogrammed appropriations, which…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday, 29 December, voted "yes" in ratifying the P6.793-trillion national budget for the year 2026.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson voted on Monday to ratify the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, marking a rare affirmative…
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The lechon sits at the centre of our holiday tables...and in my uneasy thoughts.
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Fajardo submitted her resignation on Friday, effective 31 December, citing the completion of the tasks she set out to accomplish when she was appointed.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday warned that the struggle over the 2026 national budget does not end with its passage and signing…
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‘When access to health care depends on a politician’s endorsement, something deeply wrong has taken root not only legally but morally.’
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Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste on Sunday said he is seeking a meeting with Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson to ask for…
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