
Where crocs, crooks proliferate
As the Christmas season winds down and the lights dim across the provinces, questions linger over where public money flowed while the nation was distracted by…
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As the Christmas season winds down and the lights dim across the provinces, questions linger over where public money flowed while the nation was distracted by…
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In the House of Representatives, pork swelled to almost double the National Expenditure Program.
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As a senior DPWH official, Cabral was allegedly central to the handling of budget allocations under the allocables scheme.
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‘Ninety-seven percent of the total ASEAN hosting budget — or P17.55 billion — is directly under the Office of the President.’
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Under Cabral’s allocable formula, pre-determined discretionary amounts were allocated to senators and representatives for roads, flood control projects,…
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Access to GLs largely depends on influence, offices and political mediation, perpetuating inequality.
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Officials expect fish prices to decline once the regular fishing season resumes.
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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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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a new feed-in tariff (FIT) rate of P6.9282 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for the fourth round of run-of-river…
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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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The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Friday reaffirmed a moratorium on sugar imports to stabilize the market,…
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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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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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