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With the initial public hopefulness about the Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry dying down, and a new wave of public anger mounting, Lacson’s continued stay as BRC…
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With the initial public hopefulness about the Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry dying down, and a new wave of public anger mounting, Lacson’s continued stay as BRC…
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Lacson’s resignation has reignited talks about widening cracks within the Senate majority, including questions about whether Sotto can maintain his grip on the…
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A scheduled hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, originally set for Wednesday, 8 October, has been postponed until further notice, according to Senator…
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‘I did not know the Discayas, and that was the first and only time outside of the Blue Ribbon Committee hearings that I met them.’
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Pot calls kettle black; kettle calls pot darker still. Truth becomes secondary to whose version dominates tomorrow’s headline.
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Wary budget watchdogs believe that a new small committee has been created in the House of Representatives in the guise of a body called the Budget Amendments…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said almost every senator in the 19th Congress was involved in budget insertions for 2025, describing the…
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will follow the trail of evidence, wherever it leads, as it probes what is…
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Former House speaker Martin Romualdez was quick to debunk the imputations that he received kickbacks from flood control projects, as alleged by a so-called…
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Billions in public funds intended for flood control projects allegedly ended up inside suitcases instead of construction sites. This was the central issue…
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Jesus Crispin Remulla and Senator Rodante Marcoleta engaged in a heated argument on Tuesday, clashing over whether restitution should be required for…
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A staggering one-time cash delivery of P457 million to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers may be just the tip of the iceberg in a…
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Contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was cited in contempt on Thursday, 18 September 2025, for lying about the whereabouts of his wife, Cezarah "Sarah" Discaya.
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An expert on the budget process said that compared to other nations, the Philippines looks like a fiscal free-for-all.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson pledged on Monday to help augment the “crumb-sized” budget of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)…
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The deliberation on the 2026 proposed budget of Vice President Sara Duterte’s office has been moved to Tuesday after the House committee on appropriations…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has vowed to continue his health care advocacy despite being replaced as chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and…
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Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, on Thursday, 11 September, explained why he refused to sign Senator Rodante Marcoleta's Witness Protection Request…
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