Leonen: Marcos enabled inserts
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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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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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The number of deaths linked to malaria rose last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, warning also of an…
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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 Senate has scheduled the third and final reading on the measure on 9 December.
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PARIS France (AFP) — Airbus said Tuesday that up to 628 of its popular A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate “quality issue” that…
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The Senate assured the public that it remains on track with its timeline to pass the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), despite postponing the scheduled…
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A significant push to address the country’s classroom shortage is underway after the Senate Committee on Finance announced Wednesday that the proposed 2026…
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The brave words of legislators to remove all lump sums from the 2026 national budget that were convertible to the pork barrel failed to hold after Senate…
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‘It’s no longer enough for agencies to simply say they’re doing well, they need to show it.’
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‘This is what I was saying as early as January — there were 28 blank items spanning 13 pages in the bicameral conference report of the 2025 GAA.’
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Has the unutilized P60 billion really been reallocated to PhilHealth through the 2026 national budget? The poor and the sick are asking: ‘Please check.’
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Affected by the removal of the subsidy were PhilHealth’s indirect contributors, who are the indigent, seniors, and people with disabilities.
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‘The recent catalogue of events in the ongoing flood control anomalies showcased last-minute insertions at the bicameral conference committee.’
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Even if they are government employees paid through taxes, senators are not covered by the “no work, no pay” rule.
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday vowed to continue fighting what she described as the “greed of some high-ranking officials in the government,”…
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Lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate are working double-time to meet the deadline for crafting the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA)…
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Senate Committee on Finance chairperson Senator Sherwin Gatchalian joined public criticism of the proposed P500 Noche Buena budget, saying it is “not…
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