
2026 GAB amendments only on second reading
Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed on Sunday that the Senate will restrict all amendments to the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to the second…
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed on Sunday that the Senate will restrict all amendments to the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to the second…
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The proposal comes after Gatchalian flagged P10.3 billion worth of allegedly overpriced farm-to-market road projects during the Department of Agriculture’s…
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‘If I were in the President’s position,’ he said, ‘then I would replace the DBM [chief].’
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How, Nosy Tarsee asks, can the Department of Tourism (DoT) possibly sell the Philippines to the world with a shoestring budget of just P100 million? That’s the…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has responded to the allegation made by Navotas City Representative Toby Tiangco, saying the lawmaker may be unaware of…
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Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Marcos Jr.’s directive to open the bicameral conference committee for the P6.793-trillion proposed 2026…
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The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has been urged to return to detailed, itemized budgeting for its irrigation projects, with officials warning that…
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The issue has highlighted a growing tension between political calls for immediate action and the legal safeguards that protect individual rights, even amid…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has secured approval from the Senate Committee on Finance for its proposed P287.4-billion budget for…
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Administration lawmakers on Friday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to open to the public via livestream the bicameral conference committee…
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Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed his support for the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) efforts to strengthen the country’s…
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Senator Bam Aquino has pledged to secure full funding in the 2026 national budget for the 3.5 million students benefiting from the Libreng Kolehiyo Law,…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed P287.4-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026, covering its ten attached agencies, has…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed confidence Wednesday that a presidential veto of the proposed 2026 national budget would be unnecessary, saying the…
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The UA intends to create a standby fund that relies on additional revenues or borrowings. The practice at the start of the Marcos administration of placing…
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday announced it has released P3 billion to enhance free internet access in public schools, particularly…
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‘I was finally given an opportunity to share my side of the story. For now, in a way, it’s about facts and evidence and not only political noise or…
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I’m sorry to say, even the President, when he said ‘Mahiya naman kayo,’ that’s a little strange because it was his budget to begin with.
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