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pork barrel allocations
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on pork barrel allocations.
Senate urged: Review House ‘pork’ amendments
ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio urges the Senate to review the ₱7.2-trillion budget amendments made by the House, highlighting pork-type insertions…
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Ayudanomics on steroids
Soft pork has fattened the proposed budget ahead of the 2028 elections, with select House members making the changes behind closed doors.
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Stacked 2027 pork pares spending room
Budget watchdogs allege that amendments to the proposed ₱7.2-trillion Philippine national budget for 2027 have significantly reduced fiscal space, with ₱541.4…
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President‘s pork cooks
In 2025, LGSF spending totaled P23 billion, jumped to P57.88 billion this year, while the proposed 2027 budget carries another P58 billion.
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Watchdogs tag P970-B 2027 pork: House accused of backsliding into opacity
Beijing’s recent maritime activity raised concerns that it is extending its influence beyond the usual flashpoints in the WPS.
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Budget watchdog flags P970B in 'pork' from 2027 national budget
The People’s Budget Coalition flagged about P970 billion in the proposed P7.2-trillion 2027 national budget, raising concerns over allocations it says could be…
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Drowning accountability
It is a mystery where the money for a specific classroom goes; only that some large sum exists somewhere in the spending plan for classrooms.
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No other way but slay UA
The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
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Pork-ridden budget
TA former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) senior official said these programs become a debt of gratitude owed to a politician instead of the right of…
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NEP ‘wish list’ conjures 20% Pork: Tiangco claims lump sum revival in 2027
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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Did pork come back smarter?
So what exactly died? Because this sounds like the pig is doing fantastic and is apparently more clever now.
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NEP hides pork racket
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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Now it’s phantom pork
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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Marcos’ budget transparency ‘all for show,’ says Tinio
The lawmaker said genuine transparency required dismantling the mechanisms that allow such insertions, rather than simply putting cameras on the proceedings.
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Marcos silent heist partner
Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own kind of authorship.
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Ping Lacson: Leadership fund, mas malala pa sa pork barrel
Tinawag ni Senador Ping Lacson na mas masahol pa sa pork barrel ang 'Leadership Fund' at nanawagang wakasan ang mga budget insertion bago pa man ang…
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