Minority lawmakers welcome SC ruling on 2024, 2025 budget
Minority lawmakers applaud the Supreme Court's decision to declare the 2024 and 2025 budgets unconstitutional, citing it as a step toward transparency and…
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Tipping point
Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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House vows safeguards on P112B unprogrammed funds in 2027 budget
The House vows to retain safeguards on unprogrammed appropriations as it reviews the P111.984 billion in standby funds proposed under the 2027 national budget.
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Sprint vs budget plunder
The Supreme Court must preempt a scheming Congress before the bad habits resume.
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Time’s up
Among the issues the SC is asked to resolve is the nature of Unprogrammed Appropriations and how far Congress and the executive can stretch it.
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Erice: Flood control ‘whole of gov’t’ op
‘My petition on the unconstitutionality of the unprogrammed appropriations — where the Supreme Court requested the SARO or special allotment release order —…
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UA&P students sweep honors in Ateneo stock pitch tilt
Students from University of Asia and the Pacific dominate the National Students Investor’s Convention Stock Pitch, securing top three spots with strong stock…
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Raise ‘IHUAS’ banner
The BESF, Hernando insists, can contain only program appropriations and automatic appropriations. It cannot include unprogrammed ones.
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Excise the excise tax for Pinoys’ relief
Balbieran is not sounding a doomsday alarm. He points to an ongoing infrastructure push as a potential buffer.
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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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Palace‘s dirty little secret
By exposing how the administration and its congressional partners have gamed the system, Drilon has placed the real question before the justices.
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United Airlines now requires headphones for device use
United Airlines updated its contract of carriage to require passengers to wear headphones when using personal devices that produce sound during flights.
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Supremos end 4-game skid
Manila Central University breaks a four-game losing streak with a 97-90 win over PCU-D, while CEU and Olivarez College continue their strong runs in the…
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Throwing off the scent
The Floodgate scandal centered on hundreds of billions of pesos worth of ‘ghost’ and substandard flood control projects under the Department of Public Works…
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UA&P holds 2nd forum on local governance, development
UA&P holds its Second Forum on Local Government, discussing digital tools for efficient LGUs and resilient disaster management.
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Marcos, Cabinet silence on UA spending flagged as ‘complicity’
House leader Edgar Erice accused the Marcos administration of allowing lawmakers to divert flagship projects to unprogrammed funds, calling the practice…
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