
Digong GAA claim a lie, says Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. dismissed the accusation made by former President Rodrigo Duterte regarding alleged discrepancies in the General Appropriations…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. dismissed the accusation made by former President Rodrigo Duterte regarding alleged discrepancies in the General Appropriations…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. clapped back at former President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter criticized the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for…
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Flood control projects are the easiest route to kickbacks due to the absence of mechanisms for external monitoring.
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Kinks in the 2025 national budget became a major challenge for the Palace last week as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the economic team and other Cabinet…
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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) announced on Wednesday that it has no budget for its Medical and Burial Assistance Program this year, meaning the agency…
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Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas lamented the budget cuts to the health, education, and agriculture sectors in the 2025 General Appropriations Act…
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Butchers chop and dice large cuts of pork at Arayat Market, Quezon City, on Monday, 13 January 2025. According to them, pork prices increased by 10 pesos in…
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According to Luarca, the proposal for the library had been in the works since 2019, but it was only through Legarda’s perseverance and advocacy that the…
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What was significant in the veto was the P26 billion removed from items in the Department of Public Works and Highways budget.
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Senate old-timers have opined that holding bicameral committee meetings on the budget without taking transcripts was unconstitutional.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. capped 2024 with a reminder to Filipinos about the patriotism that national hero Jose Rizal imparted and which remains relevant…
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Since the CoA can only check how the funds were spent in a post-audit, the implementing agencies and the DBM are responsible for monitoring the release of the…
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A House leader on Friday allayed fears that the contentious Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday said it is eyeing tighter collaboration with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department…
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Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic C. Remulla on Thursday welcomed the approval and signing of the P6.32-trillion national budget under Republic…
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The elephant in the room is the so-called ‘pork barrel’ and whether the 2025 GAA has adequately addressed the issue of discretionary funds.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has committed to “responsibly” utilizing the P279.1 billion budget allocated to it under Republic…
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero hailed the signing of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Monday, describing it as a product of a “truly…
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