
Ingenious crooks, nation‘s scourge
What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered on theft.
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What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered on theft.
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Senate Finance Committee chairperson JV Ejercito is pushing a “back to basics” approach to the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, calling for…
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Former NEDA director general Solita Monsod has been highly critical of the current administration, which has faced intense scrutiny since the onset of the…
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A President who genuinely combed through P200 billion in flood control insertions found only P26 billion worth of rot because a full veto would have named…
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Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito is pushing to pass Senate Bill 2, or the Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development (MIND) Act,…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is pushing for a two-year national budget, saying Congress needs more time to scrutinize trillions of pesos in…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday accused those pursuing her conviction of trying to make the allegations against her stick using rhetoric rather than…
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Livestreamed for public viewing, the trial sometimes turns into a display in which the principles of law seem to be overshadowed by dramatics.
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The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
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Former NEDA Director General Solita Monsod has called for sweeping reforms to the national budgeting process, describing the current Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.…
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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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Cendaña said auditors serve as a key line of defense against corruption, particularly in light of the alleged anomalies.
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A bill seeking to extend the terms of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) officials advanced at the Senate committee level on Monday, despite the…
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Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. on Monday disputed reports that military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pensions had nearly tripled the Armed…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) requested an P11.9-billion allocation under the proposed fiscal year 2027 National Expenditure Program, marking a 9.6 percent…
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The best outcome, therefore, is not a constitutionally convenient victory for either faction. It is a process whose legitimacy can survive the result.
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This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.
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Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go raised concerns over security gaps in Philippine schools, citing Department of Education data showing that many campuses still lack…
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