Group wants transport BUDGET restored
‘The ongoing oil crisis brought about by the war in the Middle East has shown how decades of underinvestment in road-based public transport and active…
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‘The ongoing oil crisis brought about by the war in the Middle East has shown how decades of underinvestment in road-based public transport and active…
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The proposed budget for 2027 allegedly contained a “uniform” P180-million lump-sum allocation for the establishment of evacuation centers across the country,…
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Alvin Co and Belinda Vergara made their presence felt as they emerged victorious in the 2nd Councilor Mon Yupangco Cup Bowling Tournament recently at the…
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Office of the Ombudsman investigators are considering adding four former bodyguards of ex-Representative Zaldy Co as co-respondents in a non-bailable plunder…
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A public that tracks the money before it disappears is harder to rob quietly than one that only asks questions once the floodwaters recede.
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Alvin Co and Belinda Vergara made their presence felt as they emerged victorious in the 2nd Councilor Mon Yupangco Cup Bowling Tournament recently at the…
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Transport advocates urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Congress on Tuesday to restore funding for public transportation, walking and cycling…
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President Marcos does not have aby idea about the so-called Leadership Funds, or lump sums in the budget meant for pork barrel that former Public Works and…
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The proposed P107.4 billion allocation for flood control projects could be better used to address the country’s classroom shortage, particularly as alleged…
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As scrutiny of the proposed 2027 national budget officially began Monday, a lawmaker questioned the apparent exemption of the House of Representatives from…
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The money did not vanish. It reappeared under the Local Government Support Fund, in a line called financial assistance to local government units worth P34…
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Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday questioned why the House of Representatives does not undergo the same pre-plenary budget scrutiny as other government…
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Lynk & Co is being integrated into Geely Motor Philippines (GMP) as a wholly owned subsidiary, which puts the premium vehicle brand under Geely’s direct…
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The lawmaker said genuine transparency required dismantling the mechanisms that allow such insertions, rather than simply putting cameras on the proceedings.
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Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own kind of authorship.
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Even in the National Expenditure Program (NEP), touted as the President’s proposed budget for next year, traces of lump sums suspiciously similar to pork…
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