Open Bicam, same old tricks
Hard pork in the form of infrastructure spending remained alive despite assurances that discretionary allocations were being stripped away.
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Hard pork in the form of infrastructure spending remained alive despite assurances that discretionary allocations were being stripped away.
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Reforms addressing government corruption and energy security are imperative to restoring overall market confidence, according to Makati Business Club (MBC)…
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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced Friday that 49 officials from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) have been suspended and charged before the…
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Civic groups launched yesterday a coalition called “Dapat Isa Lang Movement” to push a genuine Anti-Political Dynasty law, bypassing Congress through a…
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The United People’s Initiative (UPI) defends its decision to prohibit mainstream media in a forum involving 18 individuals presented as former Philippine…
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The first-term congressman said Congress should hold a formal hearing on alleged corruption and political dealings in Batangas so the public could hear…
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Philippine economic growth slowed further at the start of 2026, extending last year’s second-half slump as the Marcos Jr. administration continues to grapple…
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Vice President Sara Duterte said corruption and weak competitiveness continue to undermine investor confidence in the Philippines.
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‘My petition on the unconstitutionality of the unprogrammed appropriations — where the Supreme Court requested the SARO or special allotment release order —…
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Marcos’ involvement was hard to miss, since he was aware of what went on in the national budgets from 2023 to 2025, when the UA ballooned.
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SYMS Construction liaison officer Monica Ocampo-Santos returned to the stand Tuesday and presented her judicial affidavit as hearings into the graft case…
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At the heart of this mandate lies a tension that must be constantly managed: the duty to inform the public, and the duty to protect the process.
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When people call on the President, Vice President, and other top officials to release their SALNs, the response is often delay, deflection, or outright…
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‘I have no ghost projects. I have no flood control projects. All my projects as a lawmaker have receipts and are felt by the people,’ he said, citing road…
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved to strike portions of the privilege speech of Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste from the official record…
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A protest march along Ayala Avenue on Sunday turned into a broader indictment of the country’s political accountability mechanisms, as demonstrators demanded…
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Members of the anti-corruption organization August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) marched along Ayala Avenue early Sunday as they renewed their demand for…
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In recently saying that he is tired of our political system, the good senator didn’t so much as take responsibility for the fact that he is one of the very…
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