James Patrick Cruz
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Executive session? House’s budget amendment review panel livestream delayed for hours (opens the original)
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DELAYED. House of Representatives’ budget amendments review subcommittee holds deliberations on October 1, 2026. Screenshot from the House of Representatives' YouTube page This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors. In school, at work, or even in a meeting, there’s usually a grace period for people who arrive late. But how long is the grace period when the meeting is supposed to discuss how billions in public funds will be allocated? The House of Representatives’
Does Taguig have ghost flood control projects? The conflicting claims of Dizon and Lacson (opens the original)
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This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors. MANILA, Philippines – Are there really ghost flood control projects in Taguig City, the political bailiwick of the Cayetanos? Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has claimed that his team identified at least 32 allegedly anomalous flood control projects in Taguig City. At least two, according to Lacson, are ghost projects. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, however, has disputed allegations of ghost projects in the city. During the
Here's your guide to fare hikes for jeepneys, buses and other public utility vehicles (opens the original)
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ROAD. Traditional jeepneys ply their routes in Manila to Quezon City, on March 16, 2026. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has approved fare hikes for jeepneys and will announce the amount of the increase on March 17. This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors. MANILA, Philippines – Commuters will pay higher fares for public utility vehicles (PUVs) starting Monday, September 28, after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) lifted the suspen
How watchdogs got sidelined again in 2027 House budget talks (opens the original)
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LOWER CHAMBER. The House of Representatives Session Hall. MANILA, Philippines – Civil society organizations (CSOs) flagged limited access and late notice in the House of Representatives’ deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget. “CSO participation in the House budget process has been repeatedly sidelined,” People’s Budget Coalition (PBC) co-coordinator Gybel Agregado said in an online briefing on Friday, September 18. The PBC said the process fell short of the House committee on approp
Transportation chief Lopez appeals to Senate to fund EDSA busway in 2027 (opens the original)
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Public utility buses queue for passengers at the Pasay EDSA busway/carousel on March 24, 2026. MANILA, Philippines – Transportation Secretary Banoy Lopez appealed to the Senate finance committee to restore funding for the EDSA busway in the 2027 national budget. The Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) proposed 2027 budget does not include funding for the EDSA busway, also known as the National Capital Region Busway project. Lopez said the Department of Transportati
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