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Local chief executives led by Leyte Gov. Jericho Petilla stressed the need for amending the Constitution for a unicameral form of government to prevent a "paralysis" in Congress and prevent the usual stalemate among lawmakers which has stunted the country’s development.


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Congress urged to grant public access to final 2025 national budget talks

By Dominique Nicole Flores | 11 days ago

House Resolution 2067, introduced by Makabayan bloc lawmakers, urges the House of Representatives to make all bicameral conference...

Headlines

Petition No. 3 challenges P89.9-B PhilHealth fund transfer

By Ian Laqui | October 16, 2024 - 3:20pm

A third petition challenging the transfer of P89.9 billion in unused funds from PhilHealth to the National Treasury was filed...

Headlines

Ex-COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza launches Senate bid, advocates for budget literacy

By Dominique Nicole Flores | October 8, 2024 - 5:47pm

Heidi Mendoza, a former Commission on Audit (COA) commissioner and United Nations undersecretary general, is vying for a Senate...

Headlines

Unprogrammed funds on the rise: Questions that hound the 2024 budget

By Jean Mangaluz | September 26, 2024 - 3:24pm

For the 2024 budget, Congress added P449.5 billion of unprogrammed funds to the executive branch’s request of P281,908,056,000,...

Headlines

'Unprogrammed funds' puzzle senators reviewing slashed DOTr budget

By Jean Mangaluz | September 10, 2024 - 7:15pm

Senators were surprised to find that a significant portion of the Department of Transportation’s proposed budget for...

Headlines

P158.6-billion unprogrammed funds in proposed 2025 budget

By Jean Mangaluz | August 2, 2024 - 12:41pm

The proposed 2025 budget has unprogrammed funds amounting to P158.6 billion, according to Department of Budget and Management...

Business

'Re-enacted budget' prone sa korapsyon — watchdog

By James Relativo | January 18, 2019 - 10:51am

Nagbabala ang isang budget watchdog na malaki ang posibilidad na magamit sa maling paraan tulad ng panagangampanya ang re-enacted...

Bansa

‘Noy effectively supports scrutiny of judiciary fund use’

By Jess Diaz | December 22, 2013 - 12:00am

President Aquino has effectively supported congressional scrutiny of the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF) and the Special...

Headlines

‘Congress stalemate stunting RP growth’

By Perseus Echeminada | February 5, 2006 - 12:00am

Local officials echoed anew yesterday their collective stand to push for amendments in the 1987 Constitution in an effort to correct the deficiencies of the bicameral legislature, which they claimed stunted the...

Headlines