A perfect hijack
The syndicate within government repurposed the UA to feed its appetite for pork, inflating it to unprecedented levels.
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The syndicate within government repurposed the UA to feed its appetite for pork, inflating it to unprecedented levels.
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Between the NEP and the final GAA, legislators removed the bulk of these projects from the programmed budget.
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The public has lately been treated to a spectacle of the Marcos Jr. administration maintaining a borrowing spree to finance its pork barrel projects.
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The government has earmarked P7.8 billion in capital outlays to upgrade the aviation facilities of at least 21 airports across the country, including three…
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Legislation must be proposed to prohibit the unprogrammed allocations in the budget that had become the source of abuses.
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The 2025 budget of the Philippines, described as the most corrupt in history, overflowed with congressional insertions.
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The latest labor statistics show employment contracting by 277,000 year-on-year to 49.27 million, while unemployment grew by 590,000 to 2.25 million in…
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A week after the national budget for 2026 was signed by Ferdinand Marcos Jr., budget watchdogs said the spending plan remains laden with pork.
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A considerable portion involved foreign-assisted projects, for which the government is required to provide counterpart funding.
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Crooks and crocodiles in government have reverted to the old reliable farm-to-market roads (FMR) for kickbacks in the 2026 budget after flood control projects…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday flagged what he said were P2.5 billion worth of “allocables” linked to Imee Marcos in the 2025 National…
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The first whole week of 2026 opened with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. taking a decisive step in governance anchored on fiscal responsibility, continuity, and…
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To implement the law, Ralph Recto, who was then finance secretary, issued a directive to compel GOCCs to transfer ‘excess,’ ‘idle,’ or ‘fund balance’ reserves…
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs) in the 2026 national budget are “constitutionally valid.”
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American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand said in her novel, Atlas Shrugged, “When corruption is rewarded, and honesty becomes a self-sacrifice, you may know…
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‘These provisions were meant to safeguard transparency and accountability. Expediency alone should not override them.’
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Carpio said Recto wrote to PhilHealth, requesting the transfer of the funds to the National Treasury, as the funds would be used for government infrastructure…
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