Now it’s phantom pork
The money did not vanish. It reappeared under the Local Government Support Fund, in a line called financial assistance to local government units worth P34…
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The money did not vanish. It reappeared under the Local Government Support Fund, in a line called financial assistance to local government units worth P34…
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The House Committee on Appropriations on Monday formally began deliberations on the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, with committee…
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The lawmaker said genuine transparency required dismantling the mechanisms that allow such insertions, rather than simply putting cameras on the proceedings.
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Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own kind of authorship.
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Even in the National Expenditure Program (NEP), touted as the President’s proposed budget for next year, traces of lump sums suspiciously similar to pork…
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Tinawag ni Senador Panfilo "Ping" Lacson noong Huwebes, 13 August, na mas masahol na bersyon ng pork barrel system ang tinaguriang "Leadership Fund."
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The spending plan needed to put on a show because the flood control scandal blew the lid off a practice that had become normal: using the UA as a side door for…
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The House of Representatives will retain safeguards imposed on unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 national budget as it scrutinizes the P111.984…
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Once again, former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has won a reprieve from serious charges against him, but Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla reminded…
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One of the more notable omissions in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address was a renewed warning against tampering with the…
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The tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Atty. Manases "Mans" Carpio, were formally submitted to the Senate after President Ferdinand…
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He has used the authority sparingly, and mostly on items that were already indefensible, not on every project that bled the GAA dry.
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The perversion of Congress was at its worst after the Marcos administration took over, where pork projects became a commodity.
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Either the paperwork behind a P450-billion swing in the budget never existed or it exists and Congress has been withholding it from the Court reviewing its…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded oral arguments on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 national…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Congress and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to account for documents supporting changes made during…
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