Deluge, bicam’s monster
As a House member in the 19th Congress, Marcoleta recounted seeing 12 to 13 pages in the special provisions of the 400-page bicam report that contained 28…
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As a House member in the 19th Congress, Marcoleta recounted seeing 12 to 13 pages in the special provisions of the 400-page bicam report that contained 28…
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Rep. Leviste turns P3.1-M payoff attempt into evidence
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Pray tell, is the President free — if not immune — of blame, completely out of the loop and the larger net of malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance that…
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The parallel lies in the regions receiving large insertions, which are Bulacan and Sorsogon, and the areas flagged for anomalous projects that suggest a…
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The Bicam, tasked with reconciling differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget, operates with significant discretion.
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‘I am not afraid of being incarcerated in Congress because I will consider that as a chip on my shoulder for doing what is right.’
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A review of the flood projects made available through the sumbongsapangulo.ph website showed Bulacan as having the most significant allocations of projects to…
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I seriously doubt it, but some folks were even thinking a portion of the loot may have reached the Palace.
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‘Mr. Cotter admitted to inspectors that he may have issued next-of-kin fake cremains.’
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PAGASA said ‘Isang’ was packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
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This flood will never recede unless the thieves are named, charged, and punished — including the congressmen who helped rig the system.
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Flood control infrastructure is not optional in a country battered yearly by typhoons.
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Corruption has been institutionalized; it is so pervasive that when the House of Romualdez passed the 2025 budget bill it contained several pages with blank…
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To be served numbers, percentages of ‘takes’ and actual comparisons of projects signed, sealed but undelivered is indescribably, indubitably painful.
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‘In the seventh district alone, QM Builders has cornered so many projects.’
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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