
Porky business as usual
‘When access to health care depends on a politician’s endorsement, something deeply wrong has taken root not only legally but morally.’
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‘When access to health care depends on a politician’s endorsement, something deeply wrong has taken root not only legally but morally.’
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Members of the bicameral conference committee from both the House of Representatives and the Senate on Sunday signed the committee report reconciling their…
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The bicameral conference committee of Congress signed the report on the proposed 2026 national budget on Sunday, 28 December, with lawmakers underscoring that…
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Lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines—including Representatives Allan Ty, Marcelino Libanan, Jesus Romualdo, Javier…
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Were the proceeds from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ gold sales from January to 24 June used to plug over P200 billion in Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs)?
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As the Christmas season winds down and the lights dim across the provinces, questions linger over where public money flowed while the nation was distracted by…
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In the House of Representatives, pork swelled to almost double the National Expenditure Program.
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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As a senior DPWH official, Cabral was allegedly central to the handling of budget allocations under the allocables scheme.
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‘Ninety-seven percent of the total ASEAN hosting budget — or P17.55 billion — is directly under the Office of the President.’
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Under Cabral’s allocable formula, pre-determined discretionary amounts were allocated to senators and representatives for roads, flood control projects,…
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In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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Access to GLs largely depends on influence, offices and political mediation, perpetuating inequality.
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Officials expect fish prices to decline once the regular fishing season resumes.
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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Binabantayan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pagpapatupad ng Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) para sa sibuyas at baboy.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is monitoring products subject to the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), which will be implemented for onions and…
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This is why it is of great national interest that the ICI secure all the Cabral files, along with the information on project proponents.
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