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Unprogrammed appropriations issue
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Palace seeks SC review of unprogrammed funds ruling
Malacañang seeks Supreme Court reconsideration on unprogrammed funds ruling, arguing that restrictions imposed could hinder government funding mechanisms for…
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SC voids P449.5-B unprogrammed funds hike
The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional Congress' P449.5-billion increase in unprogrammed appropriations under the 2024 national budget, citing…
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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…
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Tipping point
Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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No other way but slay UA
The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
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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…
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