High Court orders final briefs in budget row
The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded oral arguments on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 national…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded oral arguments on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 national…
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The prosecution team’s presentation of arguments on the alleged misuse of Vice President Sara Duterte’s P612.5 million in confidential funds will span 31 days,…
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Organizers of Sunday’s White Ribbon March demanded that both President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte be held accountable for alleged…
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The Supreme Court must preempt a scheming Congress before the bad habits resume.
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The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday shrugged off the House prosecution panel’s plan to call “Mary Grace Piattos” as a witness in the…
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The SC’s language on the ruling was blunt: the sweep undermined the very nature of PhilHealth funds as pooled resources for social health insurance and…
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A legal spokesperson for the House prosecution panel said 51 common witnesses were identified during the first day of the pre-trial conference for the upcoming…
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Among the issues the SC is asked to resolve is the nature of Unprogrammed Appropriations and how far Congress and the executive can stretch it.
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Friday defended the transfer of PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury, insisting the move did not affect the state…
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A group of doctors and lawyers filed a motion Thursday asking the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its dismissal of plunder and graft charges against…
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Without congressional authorization on the funds, even fully disbursed foreign loans sit inert.e
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After the SC struck down the Priority Development Assistance Fund in 2013, the crooks in government became innovative. They devised ways for discretionary…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the House of Representatives and the Senate to submit supporting documents explaining hundreds of billions of pesos in…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued oral arguments on the constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations, with justices probing whether the budget…
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A lawmaker has proposed redirecting P14 billion from the House of Representatives’ (HoR) Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) to support relief and…
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Counsel for the petitioners observed that ‘UAs ballooned to a very high amount compared with the years before 2024,’ revealing a transformation in how…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday subjected the government's unprogrammed appropriations system to intense scrutiny, with several justices and experts questioning…
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