P241-billion budget proposed for DSWD in 2027 is below 2026 level
Will lawmakers again push for a higher amount for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program?
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Beyond Sara: Confidential funds run deep in local governments
Confidential funds are not unique to Sara Duterte. They are part of a decades-old practice that has spread across the country, often with little public scrutiny.
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Marcos confident on economic cooperation with China, despite rows
In remarks at an event with foreign journalists in Manila, the Philippine leader says there were many instances where the two countries cooperated, including on energy supplies when conflict broke out in the Middle East this year
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Marcos: ‘Arrangement’ on Ayungin missions doesn’t weaken PH stand
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the years-old deal covering rotation and resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre does not involve asking permission from Beijing
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PH will not allow attacks on Taiwan from its soil, says Marcos
‘All we are concerned about is the defense of our territory and the maintenance of peace and stability in the region,’ says Marcos
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Recognize 58th victim of Ampatuan massacre, appeals court urged again
(1st UPDATE) ‘Justice is also about remembering. It is about refusing to let history fade into silence. It is about ensuring that future generations know what happened and why it should never happen again,’ says Ma. Reynafe Momay-Castillo, the daughter of photojournalist Reynaldo Momay
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Davao City steel corporation raided over presence of radioactive materials
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission says it served the warrants against the Davao Mighty Steel Corporation in Barangay Ilang, Bunawan, Davao City, and rescued 174 Filipino workers from the area
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Marcos: ‘Possible’ joint exploration with China before term ends
‘And I can see the distinct possibility that there will be such joint explorations,’ says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Gov’t eyes P353-billion health sector budget for 2027, lower than in 2026
This is the third biggest proposed allocation in the 2027 National Expenditure Program, but it is lower than the P448-billion budget that the health sector received for 2026
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DFA confirms arrest of over 100 Filipinos in China | The wRap
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