Budget coalition flags debt, social service cuts in 2027 spending plan
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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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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The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has conducted a census and validation of Aeta Hungey households in Sitio Sapang Kawayan, Barangay…
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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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Instead, the budget is kept voluminous and splits a single road repair project into a half-dozen items, maintenance here, rehabilitation there, flood control…
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‘The ongoing oil crisis brought about by the war in the Middle East has shown how decades of underinvestment in road-based public transport and active…
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The proposed budget for 2027 allegedly contained a “uniform” P180-million lump-sum allocation for the establishment of evacuation centers across the country,…
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A public that tracks the money before it disappears is harder to rob quietly than one that only asks questions once the floodwaters recede.
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Transport advocates urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Congress on Tuesday to restore funding for public transportation, walking and cycling…
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President Marcos does not have aby idea about the so-called Leadership Funds, or lump sums in the budget meant for pork barrel that former Public Works and…
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The proposed P107.4 billion allocation for flood control projects could be better used to address the country’s classroom shortage, particularly as alleged…
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As scrutiny of the proposed 2027 national budget officially began Monday, a lawmaker questioned the apparent exemption of the House of Representatives from…
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The money did not vanish. It reappeared under the Local Government Support Fund, in a line called financial assistance to local government units worth P34…
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Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday questioned why the House of Representatives does not undergo the same pre-plenary budget scrutiny as other government…
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