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Senators are not letting up on the issue of whether lawmakers should continue to tinker with funds for supposed government assistance for targeted sectors, at the expense of vital budget items, such as flagship infrastructure projects. On Thursday, Senator Imee Marcos noted the extreme dismay of the Department of Public…
SEVEN years after its completion, the Iloilo Convention Center (Icon) has yet to be turned over by the Department of Public Works and Highways to its rightful owner, the Department of Tourism (DOT). The agency has been trying to promote the country as a major MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions)…
The House of Reps rushed Wednesday night, Sept. 28, passage of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. That amount is loaded with Legislative and Executive pork barrels. Congress will break for All Saints/All Souls Day, Oct. 1-Nov. 6.
Nearly a decade after the Commission on Audit exposed the pork barrel scam that reportedly defrauded government of more than P10 billion, the audit agency finally affirmed the liability of a former partylist solon in the release of over P10.79 million to a bogus foundation linked to alleged scam mas
endIndex: Erratum: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Atty. Francisco Figura was among those convicted. He was acquitted of the charges. We apologize for this mistake. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 5) — The Sandiganbayan has again convicted businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles in connection with the pork barrel scam – this time, along with former Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Constantino Jaraula. In a 103-page decision released on Friday, the first division of the anti-graft court found Napoles, Jaraula, and three cohorts “guilty beyond reasonable doubt” for th...