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PINAKAMALALANG uri ng pork barrels ang Unprogrammed Appropriations.

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The House ratified the P6.7-trillion 2026 budget despite objections over unprogrammed appropriations flagged as new "pork."

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State auditors flagged mismanagement and political influence in AICS and AKAP, yet the bicameral committee still approved increasing AICS’s budget after AKAP was discontinued.

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Rep. Leandro Leviste (Batangas, 1st District) claimed Monday, December 22, that each district and party-list representative has at least P150 million in budget insertions under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) each year. 

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The Kalookan bishop said requiring political endorsements for medical aid turns rights into favors and undermines human dignity.

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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson is refusing to sign the ratification of the 2026 budget if the bicameral conference committee pushes through with a large funding increase for controversial aid programs and multibillion-peso allocations for farm-to-market roads.

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In a 165-page decision dated November 21, the anti-graft court sentenced Napoles to reclusion perpetua, or 20 to 40 years' imprisonment, in two criminal cases, finding her guilty of malversation. 

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Karaang maniobra sa pork barrel (niadto itom ug baga pa ang among buhok):

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Ombudsman asks Senate to suspend Villanueva over 2016 dismissal order over the misuse of PDAF funds.

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The Sandiganbayan Special Third Division rescheduled the verdict on the 15 graft cases against chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes and businesswoman Janet Napoles in relation to the pork barrel scam.

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Pork Barrel
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PINAKAMALALANG uri ng pork barrels ang Unprogrammed Appropriations.

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The House ratified the P6.7-trillion 2026 budget despite objections over unprogrammed appropriations flagged as new "pork."

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State auditors flagged mismanagement and political influence in AICS and AKAP, yet the bicameral committee still approved increasing AICS’s budget after AKAP was discontinued.

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The Kalookan bishop said requiring political endorsements for medical aid turns rights into favors and undermines human dignity.

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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson is refusing to sign the ratification of the 2026 budget if the bicameral conference committee pushes through with a large funding increase for controversial aid programs and multibillion-peso allocations for farm-to-market roads.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-15 01:30:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806405 [AuthorName] => Neil Jayson Servallos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/15/ping-lacson-blue-ribbon-committee_2025-12-15_07-50-0660_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2492805 [Title] => Napoles convicted of malversation, graft over ex-Benguet rep's PDAF [Summary] =>

In a 165-page decision dated November 21, the anti-graft court sentenced Napoles to reclusion perpetua, or 20 to 40 years' imprisonment, in two criminal cases, finding her guilty of malversation. 

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Karaang maniobra sa pork barrel (niadto itom ug baga pa ang among buhok):

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Ombudsman asks Senate to suspend Villanueva over 2016 dismissal order over the misuse of PDAF funds.

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The Sandiganbayan Special Third Division rescheduled the verdict on the 15 graft cases against chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes and businesswoman Janet Napoles in relation to the pork barrel scam.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-13 10:55:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808287 [AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/12/54686790912617096993262406850411406306847335n_2025-09-12_18-10-17725_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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