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2026 budget signed, but questions remain

“The pork debate is not just about money; it is also an opportunity for reform that will define the broader trajectory of fiscal governance” Last...

SWP: Hike budget for vulnerable sectors

Budget watchdog Social Watch Philippines (SWP) on Sunday urged senators to increase allocations for marginalized communities as the chamber continues deliberations on the proposed...

Watchdog urges Philippine delegation to resist tobacco influence at WHO meet

Social Watch Philippines (SWP) asked the public to closely monitor the Philippine delegation attending the 11th Conference of Parties (COP11) to the World Health...

Lacson, groups help fine-tune P5-trillion budget

With a boost from Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, civil society groups managed to help scrutinize and make the P5.024-trillion proposed budget for 2022...

‘Inclusive 2022 budget needed for PH recovery’

The COVID pandemic and its continuing effects underscore the need to have a national budget that is participatory, consultative, development-oriented and inclusive, Senator Panfilo...

People-centered

Members of Social Watch Philippines staged a mini-play at the gates of the Philippine Senate to call on the support of legislators for the...

‘Yolanda rehab agonizingly slow’

ALMOST three years after the “Yolanda” tragedy, the victims of the powerful storm are even “worse off” than before it struck, with no permanent...

Social Watch worries over ‘pork’ in budget

SOCIAL Watch Philippines on Sunday expressed alarm over the reports that the “pork barrel” still exists in the 2017 budget, and that legislators would...

Splurge on ‘Yolanda’ rehab, Du30 urged

THE budget watchdog Social Watch Philippines on Tuesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to immediately start spending money that is already appropriated for the victims...

Poverty, joblessness still unchanged, group says

POVERTY, unemployment and hunger have remained unchanged in the last nine years and are unlikely to improve next year, Social Watch Philippines said Wednesday. Former national...
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