CoA seeks papers on P3.1-B expenses
The Commission on Audit has flagged the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for P3.1 billion in public funds spent without complete documentary…
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The Commission on Audit has flagged the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for P3.1 billion in public funds spent without complete documentary…
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It is a joy-sapping reality that had never been felt before, as far as I know. It leaves us stunned, weighed down by a sense of betrayal so deep we can hardly…
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In the separate and concurring opinion of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando in the recent Supreme Court ruling that voided the diversion of P89.9 billion…
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By and large, the ICI failed the litmus test of unquestionable independence and abandoned the guiding tenets of transparency and accountability.
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Naghain ng reklamo ang Save the Philippines Coalition sa Office of the Ombudsman laban kina Executive Secretary Ralph Recto at dating PhilHealth president…
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How did the proponents of the maneuver to tap Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) to revive the pork barrel manage to raise funds for these standby items, despite…
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Sinabi ni Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste na mas may impluwensya si dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria…
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The controversy surrounding the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) reflects the great divide between government assurances of fiscal reform and the public…
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‘As long as we all remain vigilant in guarding against the abuse of public funds, we can always be hopeful that things can change for the better.’
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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In the Marcos budgets, however, the UA mutated into a receptacle to allow the insertion of the pork barrel in the budget with guaranteed funding.
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The P60 billion in excess PhilHealth funds, recently ordered returned by the Supreme Court to the state insurer, were funneled to the contentious unprogrammed…
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A P40 million partial return from an alleged P150 million in flood control project kickbacks was made by former Department of Public Works and…
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We have been here before, of course. When questions about these funds first surfaced, the Vice President’s go-to shield was ‘national security.’
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House Deputy Minority Leader Leila de Lima said on Monday she will demand concrete proof from Ramil Madriaga, the self-styled “bagman” who has accused Vice…
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Justice Hernando’s position is direct and uncompromising. Unprogrammed appropriations, he argues, are unconstitutional in any form.
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