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Unprogrammed Appropriations controversy

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Unprogrammed Appropriations controversy.

Where’s the master plan?
A master plan that addresses only rainfall and ignores garbage, housing and encroachment is not a comprehensive program that would respond to the worsening…
2 September 20262 MIN READ
Tipping point
Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
28 August 20263 MIN READ
No other way but slay UA
The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
26 August 20263 MIN READ
Senate not scrapping UAs
Only SC TRO can stop them — Win
17 August 20263 MIN READ
Grand theft season
The spending plan needed to put on a show because the flood control scandal blew the lid off a practice that had become normal: using the UA as a side door for…
12 August 20262 MIN READ
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.
11 August 20262 MIN READ