More ‘Floodgate’ heads must roll — Sotto
Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo implicated Escudero as among those who allegedly received kickbacks from flood control projects.
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Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo implicated Escudero as among those who allegedly received kickbacks from flood control projects.
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Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Friday, 19 December, said the probe into former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary…
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‘As long as we all remain vigilant in guarding against the abuse of public funds, we can always be hopeful that things can change for the better.’
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Senate majority leaders on Thursday welcomed the bicameral conference committee’s approval of the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, calling it…
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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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The House of Representatives’ contingent to the Bicameral Conference Committee warned Tuesday that one million beneficiaries of the Medical Assistance for…
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‘We want the DPWH to come back to the table and give the proper computation. He (Dizon) said there are 10,000 projects. They should count them and tell us the…
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The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) has sought the intervention of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. regarding its long-standing request with the Department of…
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Senate Committee on Finance Chair Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday confirmed that the chamber is reviewing the revised adjustment factors submitted by the…
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Iminungkahi ni Senador Risa Hontiveros na ilaan ang P15 bilyon sa panukalang pambansang badyet ng 2026 sa pagpapalawak ng zero balance billing (ZBB) program sa…
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Senators on Tuesday, 16 December, assured the chamber would not approve an overpriced budget for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), headed by Secretary Vince Dizon, apologized to the Senate Finance Committee for deficiencies in the data…
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The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure that seeks to boost transparency and accountability in government spending through digital…
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Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for the full restoration of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) during the first day of the…
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The bicameral conference committee’s deliberations were postponed as the Senate and the House of Representatives worked to resolve issues related to the…
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The third day of the bicameral conference committee was suspended on Monday, 15 December 2025, due to a deadlock over the proposed 2026 budget of the…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson cautioned against restoring items cut from the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) proposed…
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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, 15 December, raised alarm on the entry of foreign fugitives in the Philippines.
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