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Supreme Court budget case
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Supreme Court budget case.
SC urges Congress to review discriminatory adultery, concubinage laws
The Supreme Court calls on Congress to address gender discrimination in adultery and concubinage laws, highlighting unequal penalties for men and women under…
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SC allows child witnesses to testify remotely under revised rules
The Supreme Court has introduced revised rules allowing child witnesses to testify remotely, minimizing trauma and ensuring their safety while preserving the…
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OSG urges SC to junk petition vs Sara impeachment voting threshold
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) defends the Senate's revised voting threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte, urging the Supreme Court to…
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SC dismisses Romualdez petition challenging Ombudsman probe
The Supreme Court dismisses former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez's petition challenging the Ombudsman's probe into alleged corruption, citing…
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Leni Robredo, Supreme Court seal land donation for new Naga Hall of Justice
The Supreme Court and Naga City government have sealed a land donation for a new Hall of Justice in Barangay Balatas, aiming to modernize court facilities and…
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SC: Forcing workers to resign under threat of criminal charges is illegal
The Supreme Court declares forcing employees to resign under threat of criminal charges as illegal, emphasizing that resignation must be voluntary. Learn about…
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No simple seduction in relation to RA 7610
The Supreme Court had the opportunity in this case to discuss how there can be no conviction for simple seduction in relation to Section 5(b) of Republic Act…
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Scandals stitched together
The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check for pork barrel…
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Pork over progress
Without congressional authorization on the funds, even fully disbursed foreign loans sit inert.e
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Budget crooks must stand trial
After the SC struck down the Priority Development Assistance Fund in 2013, the crooks in government became innovative. They devised ways for discretionary…
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Phantom budget, ghost projects
Counsel for the petitioners observed that ‘UAs ballooned to a very high amount compared with the years before 2024,’ revealing a transformation in how…
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SC seen limiting notorious UA
Budget experts and lawmakers warn that the Supreme Court may strike down or limit Unprogrammed Appropriations in the national budget, citing constitutional…
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Greed holds budget hostage
Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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SC told: UA steals Filipinos’ future
The Supreme Court hears petitions challenging the constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 national budget, with economists and…
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