Jinggoy, Joel not off the hook
Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva remain entangled in allegations over questionable budget insertions totaling nearly P1 billion in the 2023 and…
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Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva remain entangled in allegations over questionable budget insertions totaling nearly P1 billion in the 2023 and…
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It’s a good thing that the Senate hearings on our abysmal “floodgate” are held in the morning and not on TV prime time. If they were on the prime TV viewing…
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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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The full audit of farm-to-market roads is expected to be completed before year-end. For Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, the message is clear: road…
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Alcantara insisted that district engineers merely implemented projects under the General Appropriations Act and had ‘no actual knowledge’ of ghost projects.
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The session also drew attention to WJ Construction, which was previously accused of delivering kickbacks to the Senate.
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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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BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Cordillera region is urging the public to be cautious of online misinformation after a viral video…
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‘There is no need to cry for Argentina now as this time, it is Manila that sheds tears.’
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Senator Robin Padilla has filed a measure dubbed “Mahiya Naman Kayo” which would prohibit senators and congressmen from intervening in the budgeting and…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on poultry imports from Argentina after the South American nation reported an outbreak of the…
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Senator Loren Legarda has become the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation as her…
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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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The Senate Committee on Games and Amusement on Tuesday issued a show-cause order against Meta-Facebook Philippines executives for skipping the continuation of…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has broadened the reach of the Marcos administration’s flagship “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program, beginning distribution…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has revised its rice production forecast for 2025 downward amid extreme weather disturbances, tempering earlier expectations…
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Fish imports soared in recent years due to loose importation policies, prompting the Department of Agriculture (DA) to tighten controls to protect local…
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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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