Freeze pork deals
The budget was thus manipulated through insertions and substitutions by both the House and Senate, reaching almost P450 billion.
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The budget was thus manipulated through insertions and substitutions by both the House and Senate, reaching almost P450 billion.
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In all, Dolor came up with P39 billion set aside for his province that he was never informed about.
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‘More than flood control, what the Filipino people badly need is greed control.’
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The shoddy flood control projects, it turns out, are the racket of some members of Congress and the DPWH, with Bulacan the focal point for the pilferage of…
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced Tuesday the arrest of two Vietnamese nationals for allegedly practicing medicine without a license and…
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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Authorities arrested 14 people — including a Chinese woman — and rescued a teenage girl after raiding an alleged online scam hub in Parañaque City recently.
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The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), led by the Department of Justice (DoJ), has successfully repatriated 120 distressed overseas Filipino…
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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The proposal to make the budget process transparent was contained in several previous bills that did not even reach the committee report level.
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Several overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) believed to be human trafficking victims were among those repatriated from scam hubs in Laos, Myanmar, and…
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The ampaw project in Calumpit, Bulacan in which the substandard structure was not hidden from President Marcos was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Four Chinese nationals and 16 Filipinos were arrested recently by agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on suspicion of operating a…
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President Marcos had expressed surprise, saying all projects can’t cost exactly P100 million each.
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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) warned the public Thursday about individuals using the name of Vice President Sara Duterte and the agency to solicit…
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Firefighters are insured and can claim disability benefits from insurance companies for injuries suffered on duty.
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