Lacson vows Senate will 'fight all the way' for pork-free 2026 budget
As lawmakers continue bicameral conference committee talks on the proposed 2026 national budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday…
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As lawmakers continue bicameral conference committee talks on the proposed 2026 national budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday…
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Senator Loren Legarda pushed for more funds for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. during the bicameral conference committee on the disagreeing provisions…
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Across the 2023, 2024, 2025 budgets, cuts in the NEP totaled P1.5 trillion, which were reallocated elsewhere.
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Africa said the problems in the economy right now aren’t about appeasing foreign investors or reacting to external pressures, but taking deliberate measures to…
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday officially named 12 lawmakers who will sit in the bicameral conference committee, along with their counterparts in…
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Former House Appropriations Chair Isidro Ungab has raised concerns over the handling of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation funds, calling recent fund…
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The Philippines has imposed an immediate ban on the importation of live pigs and pork-related products from Taiwan after authorities there confirmed an…
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The Constitution has no provisions that contemplate the UA; thus, the justice said the SC is duty-bound to nullify it.
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Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, in a separate concurring opinion regarding the court’s recent ruling on PhilHealth funds, argued…
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Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, in a separate concurring opinion on the PhilHealth funds ruling, said the inclusion of…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enabled the bicameral conference committee to increase the unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2024 budget by P450 billion,…
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A ship passenger who goes missing is probably the worst thing that can happen in a sea journey.
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Projects that had long been planned were suddenly put in the UA, which amounted to about P1.45 trillion over three years.
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously ordered the return of P60 billion in excess funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through…
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Key provisions in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) were struck down by the Supreme Court, which ruled that they undermined the reserve funds of the…
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The Senate has scheduled the third and final reading on the measure on 9 December.
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