FACT CHECK: Zaldy Co did NOT say Dutertes ‘ordered’ him to implicate Marcos
Former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co never said the Dutertes ordered him to defame President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The video is AI-generated.
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FACT CHECK: HINDI nag-resign si BBM; siya pa rin ang pangulo
Hindi nagbitiw sa pwesto si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Sinabi ni Palace Press Officer Claire Castro na hindi ito option para kay Marcos.
FACT CHECK: Iglesia-led rally NOT part of coup vs Marcos
The Nov. 16-17 anti-corruption rally organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo is not part of a coup against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
FACT CHECK: Marcos STILL president, did NOT resign
President Ferdinand Marcos did not step down. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said resignation is not an option for Marcos.
How many more lies can we take?
While Marcos appears sincere in getting to the bottom of the trillion-peso flood control scandal, his part in approving the questionable insertions in the budget and the release of funds for projects that turned out to be inexistent cannot be ignored. Perhaps the time is ripe for the president to acknowledge negligence and be forthright in admitting his faults.
Pork by any other name would stink just as bad
Over the years, lawmakers have mastered the art of bastardizing the budget, the most important piece of legislation that Congress passes every year. Based on how they mangled the 2023 to 2025 budgets, it would appear that the present crop of legislators has outdone all past congresses in terms of the enormity of the amount and degree of shamelessness in abusing their power of the purse.
The evolution of congressional budget insertions
The first time I heard of the term budget insertions was about 30 years ago, during the Ramos administration. It referred to funding provisions for projects or programs identified by congressmen in the General Appropriations Bill. The insertions were over and above what was then called the Countrywide Development Fund.
