
Senate clears path for 2026 budget
‘Our goal is transparency, accountability, and ensuring that funds are properly used for the benefit of our people.’
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‘Our goal is transparency, accountability, and ensuring that funds are properly used for the benefit of our people.’
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Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent decision ordering the government to return P60 billion previously transferred from the Philippine…
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Several other SC justices expressed a similar view that the manipulation of the budget to place the people’s welfare at the mercy of politicians must not be…
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And now, we are genuinely grateful to the High Court for hearing the please of the people and giving voice to the tireless and lengthy hearings we conducted…
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The Supreme Court was blunt: Congress has no power to override the Universal Health Care Act through a budget line.
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The House of Representatives has already carried out the constitutional remedy to return the P60 billion to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enabled the bicameral conference committee to increase the unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2024 budget by P450 billion,…
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Vice President Sara Duterte said she welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the return of the P60-billion Philippine Health Insurance Corporation…
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What good is a constitutionally guaranteed right to life when the right to health remains financially unreachable?
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Former PhilHealth director Dr. Tony Leachon hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to return P60 billion in reserve funds to the agency, calling it a “landmark…
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously ordered the return of P60 billion in excess funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through…
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Friday said he respect the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the return of the Philippine Health Insurance…
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Local government officials have taken the initiative to contribute to fiscal reforms by assuming a bigger role in spending for government projects through the…
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The PhilHealth Region III hailed the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) as a Universal Health Care Champion during PhilHealth’s Regional Recognition Program…
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PARIS France (AFP) — Airbus said Tuesday that up to 628 of its popular A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate “quality issue” that…
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In the case of young appointees, I am not a fan of promoting them to positions of power without the wisdom, experience, education, and training required of…
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