Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday that it would have been possible to totally remove contentious unprogrammed ...

House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Edgar Erice said Sunday he would file a petition before the Supreme Court ...

The Philippines has long set unprogrammed appropriations in its budget bills, but their constitutionality remains unresolved.

We condemn the transfer of over P43 billion in critical personnel benefits from guaranteed funding, to the Unprogrammed ...

THE retention of more than P300 billion worth of pork barrel–like funds in the 2026 national budget is a missed opportunity for the government to curb corruption and patronage politics, according to a ...

It's still there, but has a different name. The House's budget chair says though that 'stringent safeguards' are introduced to make sure it 'would no longer be abused.' House budget committee ...

Rep. Antonio Tinio said a new bicam line item mirrors cuts to salary upgrades and retirement benefits removed from programmed ...

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) denied on Monday rumors circulating that the P6.7-trillion national budget for ...

The business group said that the 2026 budget should be judged not by its size, but by its capacity to uplift all Filipinos through targeted investments in education, health, infrastructure, food ...

A corruption loophole previously lodged under “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) has been eliminated in the proposed 2026 national budget, as recently approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee, ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday signed the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 but vetoed seven of 10 ...