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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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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 civic group Climate Change Action (CCA) has decried another act of violence after a Teduray indigenous leader was found beheaded in the Bangsamoro…
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‘Workers’ safety is not negotiable. The recent earthquake must serve as a wake-up call for the government and employers alike: protecting workers’ safety and…
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Insertion itself is not a crime; in fact, it is the obligation of congressmen to amend the budget in the way they see fit.
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Employees of the state-run People’s Television Network Inc. (PTNI), also known as PTV4, have raised an alarm over what they described as a “toxic work…
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Until the cost of clinging to power becomes greater than the cost of stepping down, the Philippines will remain trapped in a cycle where public office is…
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Up to 750,000 workers could be sent home each day and would not be paid until the shutdown was over.
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The insertions were made in Congress, which means they couldn’t have been done by accident.
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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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Filipinos are not asking for seminars. They are asking why billions slipped through DBM’s watch, and who will be held accountable.
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Senator Bam Aquino urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ramp up the government’s scholarship…
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More than financial oversight, the Securities and Exchange Commission should look into the issues raised to uphold fairness and ethical business practices.
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A research group had warned that scheming members of Congress, who are under siege for the outrageous flood control projects, have shifted to “soft” projects…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said on Monday that while budget insertions weren’t inherently illegal, many lawmakers had abused them for personal…
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She reiterated the President’s warning of a potential veto if irregularities and questionable insertions persist in the 2026 budget proposal.
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The Senate finance subcommittee on Monday swiftly approved the P902.895-million proposed budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the 2026 fiscal…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on the national government to reallocate a portion of its flood control budget to settle the long-unpaid social…
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