SC sets oral arguments on contested ‘unprogrammed funds’ in 2024–2026 budgets
The Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled oral arguments next month on consolidated petitions challenging provisions on unprogrammed funds and Special Accounts in…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled oral arguments next month on consolidated petitions challenging provisions on unprogrammed funds and Special Accounts in…
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United Airlines has updated its policies to require passengers to wear headphones when using personal electronic devices that produce sound during flights.
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Manila Central University (MCU) finally barged into the win column while Centro Escolar University (CEU) and reigning titlist Olivarez College continued their…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday formalized the second batch of partnerships with local government units (LGUs) to accelerate the Nationwide Classroom…
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Sa gitna ng madalas na kalamidad—mula sa pagsabog ng bulkan, baha, bagyo, at iba pang sakuna—naglaan ang gobyerno ng P39.8 bilyon ngayong taon para sa…
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Amid frequent calamities—including volcanic eruptions, floods, typhoons, and other disasters—the government has earmarked P39.8 billion this year for…
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The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a substitute bill institutionalizing the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program. The measure is part of the…
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The latest budget data, covering the Philippine government’s fiscal performance for the first 11 months of last year, showed a P1.26-trillion deficit, up 7.38…
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The Floodgate scandal centered on hundreds of billions of pesos worth of ‘ghost’ and substandard flood control projects under the Department of Public Works…
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Packed with the aspiration to bring better governance to their respective localities, mayors and other local government unit staff attended the University of…
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The trigger was activated through a racket initiated by a collusion between Congress leaders and then Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.
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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 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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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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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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