Unprogrammed funds needed to build schools, says House appropriations chair
A House lawmaker leading budget talks allayed public fears on Monday that the proposed 2026 budget would be marred anew by corruption involving infrastructure…
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A House lawmaker leading budget talks allayed public fears on Monday that the proposed 2026 budget would be marred anew by corruption involving infrastructure…
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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 House of Representatives on Monday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, retaining the P156-million cut to Vice President Sara…
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Placing the FAPs in the UA has President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. eating his words before the investor community about the importance of the key infrastructure…
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The House of Representatives on Monday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion budget for 2026, retaining the P156-million cut to Vice President Sara Duterte’s…
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The House of Representatives is set to approve the P6.793-trillion proposed 2026 national budget today despite strong objections from minority lawmakers over…
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Advocates of zero UA suggest that instead of standby allocations, the government can propose a supplemental budget if it needs additional funds.
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Following the decision of the House of Representatives to reject the amendment of Akbayan Representative Atty. Chel Diokno to reduce the P243 billion…
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The campaign to scrap unprogrammed appropriations from the proposed 2026 national budget is gaining significant traction, with Senate President Pro Tempore…
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The Philippines will only have a few days to prepare as they face Timor Leste again on Tuesday in the Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at the New Clark City Stadium…
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If these items are truly part of the budget priorities, then they should be included in the programmed appropriations of their respective department’s budgets.
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Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday said the Senate is aiming for a “zero sum” approach to the 2026 national budget. In practical terms, this means…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said almost every senator in the 19th Congress was involved in budget insertions for 2025, describing the…
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A decade after the Supreme Court struck down the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), fears mounted…
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Amenah!? What you don’t have people? You’ve got thousands in your big offices, air-conditioning, coffee machines, and not one person to suspect P600 million…
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‘We should allocate more funds for the health of every Filipino,’ Go said. ‘When one family member is sick, the whole family suffers.’
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