
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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The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
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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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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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So what exactly died? Because this sounds like the pig is doing fantastic and is apparently more clever now.
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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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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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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 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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Tinawag ni Senador Panfilo "Ping" Lacson noong Huwebes, 13 August, na mas masahol na bersyon ng pork barrel system ang tinaguriang "Leadership Fund."
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The import suspension covers Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait and Palestine.
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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has adopted new guidelines aimed at preventing non-tariff measures from becoming unnecessary barriers to trade, as…
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Philippine exporters of consumer goods to the United States may face shipment delays and added compliance costs as a new US safety regulation requires…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump's administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs since the Supreme Court struck down a…
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‘The quickest way to improve a family’s finances is not always by giving them more — it is by allowing them to keep more of what they have already earned.’
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Once again, former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has won a reprieve from serious charges against him, but Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla reminded…
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One of the more notable omissions in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address was a renewed warning against tampering with the…
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He has used the authority sparingly, and mostly on items that were already indefensible, not on every project that bled the GAA dry.
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The latest US tariffs on Philippine goods could further complicate an already complicated economic situation, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) Chief…
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