
PDIC perversion continues
How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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Binabantayan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pagpapatupad ng Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) para sa sibuyas at baboy.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is monitoring products subject to the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), which will be implemented for onions and…
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This is why it is of great national interest that the ICI secure all the Cabral files, along with the information on project proponents.
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The controversy surrounding the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) reflects the great divide between government assurances of fiscal reform and the public…
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Under the Cabral system, empty slots in the DPWH budget offered to legislators reached P401 billion in the last two budgets.
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On the surface, of course, there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with giving financial aid to the sick who literally have nothing but the clothes on their back.
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Cabral was implicated in the scandal primarily through the testimony of former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo during a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee…
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One of the largest contractors for government projects, who is also a legislator, has a strong Palace backer, according to a young Turk in the House of…
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Journalism is not about perfection. It is about responsibility. About choosing honesty over comfort, even when it costs you friendships, sleep, or peace.
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Legislators wield significant influence over these programs, as they serve as the gatekeepers to medical assistance and other government services, such as…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its Christmas season operations against errant vendors who disregard the agency’s Maximum Suggested Retail…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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‘I see the House of Representatives pulling his face and saying that only one out of five supports you.’
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In the Marcos budgets, however, the UA mutated into a receptacle to allow the insertion of the pork barrel in the budget with guaranteed funding.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday dismissed allegations the Senate inserted a P17.9-billion pork barrel fund in the proposed 2026…
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A P40 million partial return from an alleged P150 million in flood control project kickbacks was made by former Department of Public Works and…
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It was observed that one ill effect of airing the process or livestreaming is that it disrupts how it functions and delays proceedings, as its members use the…
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