House leaders defend 2027 budget amendments amid questions over project details

GMA Network - Oct 26, 2026

House leaders on Monday defended the amendments made by the chamber to the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, saying these were purportedly based on agency proposals and had been made on valid grounds.

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MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla issued a fresh ultimatum on Sunday to Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to surrender or face an intensified manhunt. “We’ve been talking for a year. Enough talk. Surrender or face the music,” Remulla told the Inquirer in a Viber message. He warned that authorities would pursue Dela Rosa

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Senate to tackle Tesda ‘offer’ to Lacson

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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will tackle with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) the P5-million “allocation fund” that the agency allegedly offered to Sen. Panfilo Lacson. “We’ll clarify it with Tesda during budget deliberation,” Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday in an interview with dzBB. Lacson, in a series of posts on

House urged to recall 2027 proposed budget to fix flaws

Oct 26, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio on Sunday insisted that the House of Representatives recall its version of the 2027 P7.2-trillion spending measure to fix provisions similar to past ones in previous budgets that were struck down by the Supreme Court. “Rather than leaving it to the Senate or the bicameral conference committee, it

STR, Sara: Total aid the same in 2027, but less cash for low-income families

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Police to coordinate closely with schools  after bomb threats

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Ombudsman to create budget watch team, study SC ruling on 2024, 2025 budgets

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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday said he will create a team to look into current budget proceedings as well as the Supreme Court"s (SC) ruling that declared as unconstitutional the General Approrpations Act (GAA) for 2024 and 2025.

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Activists honor slain community journo RJ Nichole Ledesma

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