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Unprogrammed funds, programmed malfeasance
First of a series THE vocabulary relating to malfeasance in government is getting richer. From “Hello Garci,” “bubukol ‘yan” ...
Inquirer Opinion on MSNOpinion
Backdoors to corruption
By vetoing P92.5 billion in unprogrammed funds and preserving the P150.9 billion remainder, President Marcos appears to be ...
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Unprogrammed funds challenged before SC
The constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations in the 2026 national budget faces a challenge before the Supreme Court ...
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Win Gatchalian: 'Zero' unprogrammed funds possible if set at NEP level
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday that it would have been possible to totally remove contentious unprogrammed ...
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Unprogrammed funds and constitutional rhetoric
LET me begin with a clarification that should disarm both critics and purists. I am not a lawyer. I do not claim any monopoly ...
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to slash P92.5 billion in unprogrammed appropriations is part of the government’s effort to make ...
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Philippines may end up borrowing billions over delayed foreign-assisted projects — solon
Rep. Edgar Erice (Caloocan, 2nd District) said the Philippines may need to borrow around P260 billion due to delays in ...
‘NOT BLANK CHECKS’ President Marcos on Monday, signs the 2026 national budget in a ceremony in Malacañang, witnessed by top leaders of Congress. The President says the unprogrammed appropriations in ...
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 ...
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