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Friday, January 3, 2025

Out in the Open by Ray S. Eñano

‘Unprogrammed appropriations’ are an insult to every Filipino

The annual budget proposal is not produced out of thin air. Listing billions of pesos worth of items in the 2025 budget as unprogrammed appropriations would have been irregular and a downright insult to the intelligence of the Filipinos. The controversial item in the proposed 2025 expenditure plan is an affront to the men and women involved in the budget preparation process. It takes months or nearly a year to prepare...

Keeping the PH natural gas market competitive and sustainable

Regulators must do a balancing act in giving the green light on...

PH property market pauses after slow sales

Property developers… won’t readily admit the rummage sale. No property developer will concede...

Surge rates in cab fares

Surge pricing aims to balance supply and demand during heavy traffic. Market forces,...

Some conglomerates are turning to ‘climate action’ projects

Reducing carbon emissions… and cleaning up rivers and oceans are integral parts...

Electric co-ops still slow in restoring power to the provinces

Lack of capital impedes the capacity of ECs to respond to disasters. Fallen...

‘Unprogrammed appropriations’ are an insult to every Filipino

The annual budget proposal is not produced out of thin air. Listing billions of pesos worth of items in the 2025 budget as unprogrammed appropriations would have been irregular and a downright insult to the intelligence of the Filipinos. The controversial item in the proposed 2025 expenditure plan is an affront to the men and women involved in the budget preparation process. It takes months or nearly a year to prepare...

Keeping the PH natural gas market competitive and sustainable

Regulators must do a balancing act in giving the green light on...

PH property market pauses after slow sales

Property developers… won’t readily admit the rummage sale. No property developer will concede...

Surge rates in cab fares

Surge pricing aims to balance supply and demand during heavy traffic. Market forces,...

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