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Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco doubled down on his challenge to the House Committee on Appropriations to fully disclose all amendments made by the small committee to the 2025 national budget, calling it the essential first step toward genuine budget reform. He emphasized that before discussing the 2026 budget, Congress must first come clean on how…
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday emphasized that the Senate must align its actions with the Supreme Court’s decision voiding the impeachment case against the Vice President, saying that doing so is both a matter of legal compliance and fairness. The SC ruling declared the impeachment “void ab initio,” meaning it never legally existed. Cayetano…
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Senator Win Gatchalian said the Senate has unanimously signed and filed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 seeking to fortify the national budget process by institutionalizing strict transparency and accountability measures to ensure that every peso is protected, properly spent, and aligned with the nation’s true priorities. The concurrent resolution mandates the uploading of all budget-related…
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Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson threw his support Tuesday behind President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s disowning of allies found to engage in anomalous deals, saying this deserves encouragement from the public. Lacson, a long-time enemy of corruption, also said he is doing his own research on questionable flood control projects. “The President is on a roll…
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said that Philippine trade negotiators have assured him that key locally-produced agricultural goods such as rice, corn, sugar, chicken, fish, and pork will be protected in the ongoing tariff negotiations with the US. “Secretary Frederick Go and Trade Secretary Cristina Roque have assured us that the top priority…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and members of the Cabinet will discuss a recommendation to increase tariffs on imported rice and to suspend all rice imports temporarily, Malacañang announced on Monday. “The Department of Agriculture is recommending an increase in tariff on imported rice and temporarily halt all importation to protect local farmers,” Presidential Communications…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and related products—including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen—originating from Australia. The ban was initially instituted under DA Memorandum Order No. 21, issued in June last year, following reported outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).…
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On the second day of his State Visit to India, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was accorded full ceremonial honors on Tuesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The military parade and formal reception were held in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan—an honor reserved for visiting…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued a strong warning to those responsible for the failed flood control projects in the country, saying that “somebody has to answer for the suffering” of the Filipino people. In the BBM Podcast Episode 3, which aired on Monday, President Marcos revealed that his decision to publicly confront the…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with members of the Filipino community in New Delhi on Monday evening, shortly after arriving in India for his five-day State Visit. The meeting with the Filipino community reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and continuing to support overseas Filipinos. President Marcos described the gathering as one…
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