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unprogrammed appropriations pork

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on unprogrammed appropriations pork.

  1. Buck stops at Palace

    Buck stops at Palace

    The racket began with Unprogrammed Appropriations, which are lump-sum funds with no line items.

    3 MIN READ

  2. Public trust, constitutional responsibility

    Public trust, constitutional responsibility

    The SC, likewise, clarified that the constitutional prohibition against Congress increasing the President’s recommended appropriations applies to programmed…

    3 MIN READ

  4. Marcos, budget gang face justice

    Marcos, budget gang face justice

    No one’s getting away from this. Former Speaker Martin Romualdez can’t find any excuse because they designed the UA’s expansion. Now, the President’s signing…

    3 MIN READ

  7. Supreme Court building in Padre Faura, Manila.

    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…

    1 MIN READ

  8. All for self-preservation

    All for self-preservation

    Under Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution, the President’s item veto of appropriations permanently deletes the vetoed items from the budget law.

    1 MIN READ

  9. Quit hijacking the budget

    Quit hijacking the budget

    Budget watchdogs said a complaint before the Supreme Court is being prepared to challenge the constitutionality of the new budget.

    1 MIN READ