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COA bares OVP’s ‘misuse’ of intel funds anew

State auditors have flagged the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) supposed misuse of P375 million in confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in 2023,...

Signing of 2024 budget slated Wednesday

President Marcos will sign on Wednesday the 2024 national budget, which has been stripped of confidential and intelligence funds originally allocated for civilian and...

Bicam passes 2024 budget, CIFs still out

The bicameral conference committee on Monday approved and adopted the final version of the bill containing the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, which is...

The Marcos-Duterte alliance

"Undoubtedly, the Marcos-Duterte alliance is certainly worth keeping and defending by both sides" The political gossip suggesting a rift between ex-President Rodrigo Duterte and his...

‘VP doesn’t deserve impeach bid’

Vice President Sara Duterte does not deserve to be impeached over her office’s requests for confidential funds, President Marcos said in an interview in...

Castro, De Lima start propaganda war vs. Duterte

"Expect other tirades from anti-Duterte groups" In my previous essay, I predicted the enemies of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte will start a propaganda war against the...

Nullify 2 orders for confidential funds, SC asked

A taxpayers’ suit has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the order and circular that covers the disbursement of confidential and...

House chief: VP’s CIF move to keep Uniteam intact

Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to no longer pursue her request for P500 million in confidential funds in next year’s budget bodes well for...

The unravelling

"The 2025 elections, the positioning for which begins early next year, has become battleground for the war of 2028" I was still out of the...

Gatchalian predicts smooth passage of 2024 budget in bicam

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he expects a smooth sailing for the P5.7-trillion proposed budget for 2024 at the bicameral conference committee. Gatchalian ruled out intense...

Grave threats case vs. Duterte should be dismissed

"Duterte’s expressed wish or desire to kill those he mentioned is premised on the assumption that he has control over Sara Duterte’s intelligence fund" Last...

‘High ratings of House leaders shows Pinoy awareness on CIF’

The high performance rating of the House leadership as indicated in a recent survey reflects people’s sentiments on pressing issues, including the need to...

Solons affirm House’s ‘power of the purse’

A House leader on Wednesday affirmed Congress' "power of the purse" after the Lower Chamber realigned P1.23 billion in confidential funds. Lawmakers from Eastern Visayas,...

House denounces Rody for CIF row

All political parties in the House of Representatives have united in denouncing former President Rodrigo Duterte for attacking the institution after it slashed P650...
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