Tighter vigilance on P6.793 trillion 2026 budget
The current brouhaha over fictitious and anomalous flood-control projects necessitates closer monitoring of how Congress will play around the proposed P6.793 trillion budget for 2026.
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Is there ‘institutionalized cartel’ in DPWH projects?
The president should sustain his efforts in finding the truth behind these “ghost” and other anomalous projects, not only in the DPWH but also in other agencies involving procurement and other forms of contracts. That would be a meaningful legacy to leave behind.
P4.98-B causeway project: Boon or bane for Romualdez’s turf?
Mayor Alfred Romualdez and the Sangguniang Panlungsod initially opposed the project, said to be an initiative of Tingog party-list led by Rep. Yedda Romualdez, the wife of his first cousin, House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Moving forward from a botched impeachment trial
The Ombudsman can also impose the penalty of perpetual disqualification from holding public office as a direct penalty for certain violations, like those under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, or as an accessory to other administrative penalties, such as dismissal from service, particularly for grave offenses like dishonesty.
Marcos and the quest for justice for the missing sabungeros
While he didn't name names, Remulla said in a recent media interview that incumbent justices in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court were mentioned to be in Ang's pocket. Will these people be unmasked and ultimately be held accountable?
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER
Halfway through his six-year term, only 42 or 25.45% of those promises have been fulfilled while 91 or 55.15% are in progress or still being implemented. The remaining 28 (16.97%) have been stalled, mostly in the legislature, and 4 (2.42%) have failed.
Heed the urgent call for budget reform
In the first three years of the Marcos presidency, cuts made by Congress in the annual budget program surpassed the P1-trillion mark, mostly from strategic transport, infrastructure and agri-based investments, and shifted to graft-prone projects like flood control, drainage systems and other local projects.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Drugs and Crime
Acknowledging that the drug menace persists, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has renewed his “bloodless” campaign against both drug syndicates and small-scale drug dealers.
Three more years to go
How will the remaining three years be positively different for a majority of Filipinos struggling to cope not only with relentlessly rising prices but also with incompetent leadership at various levels of public service?
Cayetano’s corrupted view of compassion
Cayetano said Duterte deserves an interim release and house arrest, citing an accused individual’s right to good health, dignity and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But what about those killed, including young children who were once labeled as collateral damage by Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, in the course of the drug war?
