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The Senate exists under an Old Boys’ Club system that shields its members from accountability, while the House suffers the consequences as it is a perennial…
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Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco’s relentless tirades against Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co over alleged “insertions” in this year’s budget are less about legitimate…
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Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Sunday publicly identified a high-ranking official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as being involved…
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A new study by the Unilab Center for Health Policy (UCHP) has revealed persistent gaps in how local government units (LGUs) manage their health budgets.…
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Amid the warning of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he will not sign next year’s national budget if it is not aligned with government priorities, Marikina…
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The syndicate, presumably senators and representatives with the authority to reallocate funds in the budget, had removed vital counterpart funds for Official…
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It requires the courageous use of the veto power in the next budget cycle and the public naming and shaming of those who orchestrated this betrayal.
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Let’s be honest. The moment the words “national budget deliberations” flash on the news, it’s our cue to zone out. Our eyes glaze over as politicians throw…
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) seeks to eliminate the agency’s budget for flood control projects in this year’s budget and reallocate it to…
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To suggest the DBM has no duty to spot recycled or bloated items is like claiming the cashier at a bank can hand over counterfeit bills and say, sorry, I’m not…
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Poe had defended the increase in the DPWH’s 2025 budget, saying there were foreign-assisted projects that needed government funding.
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The new leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has welcomed proposals by lawmakers to cut the agency’s budget for flood control…
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The groups called for a halt to the shameful, unabated, continuing, and excessive acts of graft and corruption.
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The deliberations on the proposed P6.793 trillion next year’s budget continued on Thursday, following a botched attempt to send it back to the Department of…
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Diokno, the mentor of Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, was accused by Andaya of inserting P75 billion worth of infrastructure projects primarily in the…
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Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco reiterated the need to investigate Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong’s claim that the House Committee on Appropriations (CA)…
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