Reopening Floodgate(s)
Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
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Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
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The House Committee on Appropriations on Monday formally began deliberations on the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, with committee…
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Even in the National Expenditure Program (NEP), touted as the President’s proposed budget for next year, traces of lump sums suspiciously similar to pork…
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Why did a private entity take charge of the billions in public funds when a legitimate government agency was fully equipped to handle it?
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Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday branded the so-called “leadership fund” allegedly distributed among senators in 2024 as “illegal” and “unconstitutional,”…
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The very projects intended to protect Filipinos from nature’s fury appear to have been turned by some into a feeding trough for plunderers, an opportunity to…
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So now, we build the ark. An ark for the Filipino who works, pays taxes, and asks only for a government that serves him.
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A proposed P107.4 billion flood control allocation in the Philippines' 2027 budget has drawn criticism from teachers as monsoon rains disrupt schools and…
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The figures show that the majority of the population, by religious affiliation, are supposed to adhere to the 10 Commandments and the Holy Bible.
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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…
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Kickbacks are illegal; it is a fact, but who is to stop this practice when it has become almost institutional?
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The price tag, charged to the government, is six to eight times what the material actually costs.
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The House of Representatives will retain safeguards imposed on unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 national budget as it scrutinizes the P111.984…
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Dizon’s outburst may be the most honest assessment anyone has offered. But honesty from a Cabinet secretary isn’t a fix.
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The rains came, as they always do. Three typhoons circled the archipelago and met the southwest monsoon head-on. Streets became rivers. Towns became islands.…
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Nosy Tarsee has heard that the garbage business in local government had just gotten a lot dirtier — and not from the actual garbage.
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The zarzuela, which is meant to lift the profile of the administration while getting back at political foes, has the overall effect of rewarding grand-scale…
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