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abtest

Congress asked to slash Ombudsman's confidential funds from P51M to P1M

By Ian Laqui | October 11, 2023 - 5:11pm

Ombudsman Samuel Martires made this request to Congress, which is currently reviewing the proposed 2024 national budget.

Headlines

Noy to SC: Return unused funds to treasury

By Jess Diaz | January 4, 2016 - 9:00am

President Aquino has reminded the Supreme Court (SC) that unused public funds, including those appropriated for the judiciary, must revert to the national treasury.

Headlines

House gives ombudsman P8-M intel fund

By Jess Diaz | October 25, 2015 - 10:00am

The House of Representatives is giving the Office of the Ombudsman an intelligence fund of P8 million for next year to strengthen its campaign against corruption in the bureaucracy.

Headlines

Petition vs lump sums a political thing – SB

By Jess Diaz | September 30, 2015 - 10:00am

A petition asking the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the Aquino administration from using multibillion-peso lump sums in this...

Headlines

SC asked to junk budget lump sums

By Edu Punay | September 29, 2015 - 10:01am

The Supreme Court (SC) was asked yesterday to stop the government from using alleged lump sum and discretionary funds in this...

Headlines

Ping joins filing of anti-‘pork’ petition before SC

By Edu Punay | September 1, 2015 - 10:00am

Former senator and Yolanda rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson yesterday accompanied anti-pork barrel advocates in filing their...

Headlines

‘Congress can touch only 36% of 2015 budget’

By Jess Diaz | September 16, 2014 - 12:00am

The proposed national budget for next year may be in the trillions, but Congress can touch only about a third of it, the chairman...

Headlines

Palace defends lump sums

By Aurea Calica | August 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Malacañang defended yesterday the P501-billion lump sum appropriations in the proposed national budget for 2015, saying...

Headlines

‘Other presidents realigned savings’

By Jess Diaz | July 11, 2014 - 12:00am

All of President Aquino’s predecessors, from his mother the late President Corazon Aquino to Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, realigned savings to augment appropriations in the national budget, a practice...

Headlines

Admin Code used as DAP legal basis

By Jess Diaz | July 6, 2014 - 12:00am

President Aquino apparently relied on the Administrative Code of 1987 as his legal basis for authorizing the use of nearly...

Headlines