UA, illegal as can be
In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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The controversy surrounding the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) reflects the great divide between government assurances of fiscal reform and the public…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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In the Marcos budgets, however, the UA mutated into a receptacle to allow the insertion of the pork barrel in the budget with guaranteed funding.
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The P60 billion in excess PhilHealth funds, recently ordered returned by the Supreme Court to the state insurer, were funneled to the contentious unprogrammed…
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Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for the full restoration of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) during the first day of the…
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The bicameral conference committee’s deliberations were postponed as the Senate and the House of Representatives worked to resolve issues related to the…
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Justice Hernando’s position is direct and uncompromising. Unprogrammed appropriations, he argues, are unconstitutional in any form.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index posted net gains recently after dovish signals from local monetary authorities recently that could reduce borrowing and…
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Senator Loren Legarda pushed for more funds for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. during the bicameral conference committee on the disagreeing provisions…
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A lawyer for Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said his client is avoiding public appearances because “his personal safety is at stake” in connection with the…
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday officially named 12 lawmakers who will sit in the bicameral conference committee, along with their counterparts in…
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Former House Appropriations Chair Isidro Ungab has raised concerns over the handling of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation funds, calling recent fund…
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The Constitution has no provisions that contemplate the UA; thus, the justice said the SC is duty-bound to nullify it.
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Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, in a separate concurring opinion regarding the court’s recent ruling on PhilHealth funds, argued…
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