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Understanding the power of the purse

"Power must be exercised with care, protected when necessary, and always directed toward what truly matters" WHENEVER I visit our communities, one thing is consistent....

Akbayan to file P52.8b supplemental budget

The Akbayan Party-list on Wednesday vowed to file a P52.8-billion supplemental budget to help vulnerable sectors weather looming inflation, particularly the surge in oil...

Bam sees P65-b classroom budget fueling jobs, small biz

Senator Bam Aquino on Monday said the P65-billion allocation for classroom construction in this year’s national budget will not only reduce a backlog of...

‘Accountability from LGUs amid P1.4t budget’

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto urged local government executives to accelerate and strictly account for the use of a record P1.4 trillion in 2026 national...

QC gov’t okays P43-b 2026 city expenditures

THE Quezon City council has approved the local government’s P43.3-billion budget for 2026 to cover expanded social services, improved community facilities, and strengthened education...

DPWH to ramp up infra spending in Q1 to boost growth

The Department of Public Works and Highways will increase infrastructure spending early this year to help support economic growth, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon...

Takaichi ready to call February snap election

TOKYO – Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will inform senior party officials Wednesday of her plan to call a general election to capitalize on...

Inclusive education a key priority in 2026 budget, says Gatchalian

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said support for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and learners with disabilities is secured in the 2026 General Appropriations...

DSWD to construct five more BPA projects for young law offenders

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to start construction of five regional Bahay Pag-Asa (BPA) facilities for young law offenders,...

PBBM ready to face impeach bid—Palace

MALACAñANG on Monday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is ready to face any impeachment complaint, but added there there was no such thing to...

Sotto dismisses Imee raps on budget use to impeach VP Duterte

SENATE President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Friday described as “unfair and baseless” the allegation of Senator Imee Marcos that maneuverings in the 2026 national...

De Lima, Erice file SC suit to declare allocables illegal

Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice on Thursday filed before the Supreme Court a joint petition seeking to...

The absolute bare minimum

IT IS a relief that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed the P6.793- trillion budget for 2026 on the first working day of the...

Budget veto affects 295k contractuals, job orders—Tinio

Nearly 260,000 job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers in government will be affected by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of a...
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