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Abad: Lump-sum funds are not ‘pork’

By Jess Diaz | December 29, 2015 - 9:00am

Lump-sum appropriations in the national budget are not pork barrel funds, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday.

Headlines

SC starts oral arguments on PDAF’s legality today

By Edu Punay | October 8, 2013 - 12:00am

Lawyers face-off in oral arguments before the Supreme Court (SC) starting today on the question of the Priority Development...

Headlines

Noy signs law stabilizing prices of basic goods

By Delon Porcalla | September 13, 2013 - 12:00am

President Aquino has signed Republic Act 10623, providing protection to consumers by stabilizing the prices of basic necessities and prescribing measures against undue price increase during emergencies and similar...

Headlines

House approval of P2-trillion 2013 national budget set Oct. 15

By Paolo Romero | September 27, 2012 - 12:00am

The House of Representatives is set to pass on third and final reading by Oct. 15 the proposed P2-trillion national budget for 2013, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said yesterday.

Headlines

P271.6B 2011 education budget biggest in Phl history - P-Noy

By Ding Cervantes | December 9, 2010 - 12:00am

President Aquino said here that the P271.67 billion education appropriation in the 2011 budget, already passed in the Senate, surpasses the education allocations of any of his predecessors.

Education and Home

Creation of Environmental Protection Agency proposed

By Marvin Sy | July 7, 2010 - 12:00am

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has proposed the creation of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oversee the government’s anti-pollution program.

Headlines

The state of health of the nation

By Korina Sanchez | August 10, 2007 - 12:00am

Freeman Opinion

SC not involved in economic policy-making — Chief Justice

June 11, 2006 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) is not engaged in economic policy-making as it does not decide on economic or commercial issues, Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said before an assembly of corporate lawyers. He stressed...

Business

SC not involved in economic policy-making — Chief Justice

June 11, 2006 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) is not engaged in economic policy-making as it does not decide on economic or commercial issues, Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said before an assembly of corporate lawyers. He stressed...

Business

The great debate

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | June 9, 2006 - 12:00am

Even among Christians, particularly Catholics, who are all supposedly guided by Christ’s Gospel teaching of forgiveness, a big gap still exists between the pros and cons on the abolition of death penalty. As...

Opinion