BAYAN: Bicam deadlock on DPWH budget all about kickbacks
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) on Tuesday, 16 December, lamented the current deadlock in the bicameral conference committee over the proposed 2026…
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The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) on Tuesday, 16 December, lamented the current deadlock in the bicameral conference committee over the proposed 2026…
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The House Committee on Senior Citizens approved on Tuesday a substitute bill seeking to grant a universal social pension to all senior citizens, including…
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The House of Representatives’ contingent to the bicameral conference committee warned Tuesday that up to one million beneficiaries of the Medical Assistance…
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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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Beauty personality Ricky Reyes led the opening of the Ricky Reyes Hair Clinic at SM Manila on Sunday, 14 December 2025. The branch is his first hair clinic in…
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For the first time in history, the Bicameral Conference Committee (Bicam) deliberations on the proposed 2026 national budget are being livestreamed, an…
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It was observed that one ill effect of airing the process or livestreaming is that it disrupts how it functions and delays proceedings, as its members use the…
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‘I had my reservations on the Bicam report of the 2025 budget. In fact, I did not sign the Bicam report last year. Particularly, I am saddened by the zero…
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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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Inaprubahan ng bicameral conference committee para sa 2026 national budget ang mga panukala ni Senador Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan na palawakin ang School-Based…
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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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