Modern ‘maletas’ — The 2026 unprogrammed funds
The House Committee on Justice has been conducting what is described as a ‘miss trial,’ issuing subpoenas for documents, including SALN and tax records.
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The House Committee on Justice has been conducting what is described as a ‘miss trial,’ issuing subpoenas for documents, including SALN and tax records.
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Here are a few easy ideas to keep things fun and low-stress.
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‘The reduction in taxes paid by businesses is expected to decrease the city’s projected revenues.’
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go issued a challenge to the government’s economic managers, connecting a high-level Supreme Court debate over budget…
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Aurora – Governor Isidro P. Galban announced Wednesday that the provincial government is realigning funds and suspending non-essential expenses to effectively…
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Berberabe clarified that similar funding sources are not indicated in the 2025 and 2026 GAAs.
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The DSWD said it will shift to digital wallets for the second tranche of cash relief assistance.
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It looks like the administration has once again jumped the gun by making premature pronouncements and raising expectations that Zaldy Co will finally be…
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced the boost in the budget allocation for public school operations to address rising operational costs and improving…
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Budget experts are confident the Supreme Court may impose limitations on, if not invalidate, the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) in the annual national…
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The Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) Service Contracting (SC) program is set to initially run for only two weeks, as its P1-billion initial budget is…
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Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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Senator Loren Legarda on 9 April 2026 pressed the Department of Agriculture (DA) for failing to present a clear and actionable response to rising oil…
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Congress moved roughly P303 billion in programmed items — the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization, universal tertiary education, personal benefits,…
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The Supreme Court heard pointed arguments on Tuesday questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard pointed arguments questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court will begin hearing petitions this week challenging provisions in the 2026 national budget that allow the continued use of unprogrammed funds,…
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The Department of Transportation (DoTr) said on Tuesday that it is allocating P1 billion from its 2026 budget to implement service contracting for drivers in…
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