DPWH backs P8.84-B budget purge
The DPWH has welcomed the Senate’s plan to remove P8.84 billion in infrastructure projects from the proposed 2027 national budget over missing supporting…
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Ayuda: Politics of dependency
Unfortunately, these are not real investments in human capital, arguably the Philippines’ most valuable resource. They are simply a means to propagate the…
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Pork lovers are off-limits
Under the UA, the funding for FAPs is uncertain, while the inserted projects get definite allocations.
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Where the ghost stories live: Famous haunted spaces in the Phl
From abandoned hilltop hotels to old fortresses and roads shrouded in urban legend, these Philippine spaces prove that history can linger in more ways than one.
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Malacañang vows veto of dubious budget items
Malacañang says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will scrutinize questionable allocations in the 2027 national budget and veto projects lacking sufficient…
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DA orders farm road review
The Department of Agriculture has ordered a review of 1,669 proposed farm-to-market road projects for its 2027 budget after civil society groups flagged…
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Ingenious crooks, nation‘s scourge
What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered on theft.
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Evil’s root
The Court insisted on aggregate revenue targets, or on total collections exceeding projections, before UA funds can be released.
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