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House bill allows citizens to file civil forfeiture cases vs erring officials

Amid the billions of pesos in public funds lost to corruption in the anomalous flood control projects, Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has given...

House bill seeks to protect rights of online platform workers

Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno on Wednesday filed a measure aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of online platform workers, regardless of their...

Diokno warns against abusing state of calamity powers

Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno urged the public to remain vigilant amid the recently declared state of national calamity, warning that unchecked powers could...

Executive’s blank check: House’s billion-peso blunder

"The Constitution waits, and the clock ticks" STEP right up to the 2026 General Appropriations Bill, where P243.2 billion in “unprogrammed funds” plays a dazzling...

Solons: Remove unprogrammed funds in budget

Two members of the House of Representatives minority bloc on Friday have called for the removal of “unprogrammed appropriations” in the annual national budget,...

Palace defends unprogrammed appropriations in national budget

Malacañang on Wednesday said the government cannot fully scrap unprogrammed appropriations (UA), saying these funds are necessary for emergencies and unforeseen expenses. “That may not...

De Lima, Diokno seek probe on flawed DOH programs

House Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Partylist Rep. Leila M. de Lima filed a measure to investigate the cases of alleged misuse...

Solons want ICI hearings open to public

House Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima on Monday called on the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to reconsider...

Akbayan solon urges fast-tracked resolution of corruption cases

Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno pressed the judiciary to hasten the resolution of cases involving graft and corruption, as he expressed full support for...

Lacson to provide Dizon more evidence vs. ‘rotten fruits’

Senator Ping Lacson said he will turn over more evidence against “rotten fruits” within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to Secretary...

Solon hits NEP’s lack of allocation for CHR

AKBAYAN party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has raised concerns over the absence of funding under the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for the Commission on Human...

Diokno laments lack of funds for CHR mandates under special laws

Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has raised concern over the absence of funding under the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for the Commission on Human...

Batangas gov’t building named after Sen. Diokno

AKBAYAN party-list Rep. Chel Diokno thanked the Batangas provincial government for acknowledging the legacy of his father, the late Senator Jose W. Diokno, by...

Diokno questions Senate remand of Duterte impeachment case to House

Incoming Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno questioned the move of the Senate sitting as an impeachment court to remand to the House of Representatives the...
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