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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...

Diokno: VP Sara’s impeachment may carry over to 20th Congress

Lawyer and incoming Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said Friday the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may carry over to the 20th...

‘Justice icons’ De Lima, Diokno big boost to prosecution team

Lawmakers on Thursday said the addition of incoming House of Representatives members Leila de Lima and Chel Diokno in the prosecution panel is a decisive...

De Lima, Diokno joining VP impeach prosecution

Speaker hails their legal expertise, commitment to justice The first nominees of Akbayan and Mamamayang Liberal party-lists—Chel Diokno and Leila de Lima—are set to join...
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