The Makabayan bloc on Thursday questioned the P1 billion increase in allocations for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the Senate’s version of the proposed 2026 national budget. According ...

ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio (INQUIRER.net file photo) MANILA, Philippines — Makabayan bloc lawmakers did not receive P2-million “Christmas bonus” checks or funding for Christmas ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto P92.5 billion worth of unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 budget is nothing but a “token gesture” intended to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan bloc has cautioned against relying on the oversight function of Congress when it comes to checking on the 2026 budget implementation, asking how lawmakers would ...

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Opposition lawmakers on Friday claimed that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is already at its "end" following the resignation of Commissioner Rossana Fajardo. House Deputy Minority ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senators weighed in on what awaits the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), following the series of resignations by its top officials. Rossana Fajardo is the latest ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. signed the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026 during a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on Monday, Jan. 5. — NOEL B. PABALATE/PPA POOL MALACAÑANG said it is ...

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since it assumed power in 2022, the Marcos administration started the year under a reenacted budget as no fresh spending bill was signed into law last December ...

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