During a House Appropriations Committee hearing several months ago in June, Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY) questioned U.S.

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David warned Philippine Congress that failing to pass laws against corruption and political dynasties ...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Senate is ready to defend the constitutionality of the unprogrammed ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett used a committee hearing to challenge what she described as a double standard in how fraud is ...

But change could be on the horizon. In 2024, the Philippines’ House of Representatives—the lower chamber of the ...

Don’t take at face value what politicians are saying about the 2026 budget. It’s only marginally cleaner than the 2026 budget, and many reforms are just for show.

Lawmakers from the House and Senate flag massive increases in funding for programs that may fund political patronage and lumpsum funds for local government units ...

The 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which contains the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for next year, now ...

The Bicameral Conference Committee of the 20th Congress has approved the final version of the proposed P6.793-trillion ...

The Commission on Elections is waiting for the House of Representatives to call for a special election for the second ...

“Outraged” medical professionals across the Philippines are urging Congress to curb or scrap what they call “medical pork” – tax money for patient assistance that is channelled through politicians via ...

After reconciling their differences in the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget, lawmakers in the 20th Congress have ...