Orals tagged ‘Moby Dick’
If the Ombudsman and the other investigating bodies had only paid attention to the SC’s public consultations, they would have had a clear path to hauling in…
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If the Ombudsman and the other investigating bodies had only paid attention to the SC’s public consultations, they would have had a clear path to hauling in…
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Phileco said it had warned the authorities that building an interchange over the landfill could trigger fires, methane buildup, and leachate leaks.
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Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go renewed his call for accountability as the Supreme Court of the Philippines continues oral arguments on the…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go issued a challenge to the government’s economic managers, connecting a high-level Supreme Court debate over budget…
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The BESF, Hernando insists, can contain only program appropriations and automatic appropriations. It cannot include unprogrammed ones.
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Berberabe clarified that similar funding sources are not indicated in the 2025 and 2026 GAAs.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is “99 percent confident” it can secure the return of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co from the Czech Republic, as…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) will roll out a loan restructuring program for public school teachers, as concerns continue to mount over rising…
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The practice that intensified over the past three years under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was the manipulation of the budget to favor the insertion of pet…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed at 6,013.10 on Tuesday, down 0.68 percent, extending its decline as investors remained wary of the continued…
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Budget experts are confident the Supreme Court may impose limitations on, if not invalidate, the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) in the annual national…
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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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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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Congress moved roughly P303 billion in programmed items — the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization, universal tertiary education, personal benefits,…
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The Supreme Court heard pointed arguments on Tuesday questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday heard arguments from lawyer and former Senate President Franklin Drilon, who stressed that unprogrammed appropriations are…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard pointed arguments questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court will begin hearing petitions this week challenging provisions in the 2026 national budget that allow the continued use of unprogrammed funds,…
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