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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The expected price rollback is around P0.30 per liter for gasoline, P1.10 per liter for diesel, and P0.65 per liter for kerosene.
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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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If power unexamined is corruption’s softest bed, Sara Duterte is tainting the integrity of her office.
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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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In 2023 and 2024, a staggering P141 billion in unprogrammed appropriations was reportedly used to fund flood control projects — now at the center of a sweeping…
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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 proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is poised to incur another cut after Vice President Sara Duterte snubbed the final day of the…
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Nosy Tarsee overheard House leaders lambasting the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) over the agency’s alleged failure to vet hundreds of billions of…
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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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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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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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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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Markets were lifted by continued buying pressure driven by positive economic developments, reflecting improved investor confidence.
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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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