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THE P5.768 trillion national budget for 2024 is unconstitutional because of the insertion by lawmakers of P449.5 billion unprogrammed funds which President Marcos Jr. did not veto when he signed the General Appropriations Act (GAA), a leader of the opposition at the House of Representatives said yesterday.
On the first regular working day of the year, among President Marcos’ marching orders to several agencies was to get the country out of the so-called gray list of the Financial Action Task Force. Since June 2021, the Philippines has been in the Paris-based FATF’s gray list of countries and territories under close monitoring for money laundering.
MANILA, Philippines — Even though they still enjoy the approval of the majority, satisfaction with President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte dropped by double digits in several polls conducted last year.
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Erwin Tulfo of ACT-CIS party-list and Sen. Bong Go are still the most preferred among potential candidates for the Senate in the 2025 midterm elections, a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group showed.
MANILA, Philippines — Debates, for or against Charter change, are the friction necessary to polish the 1987 Constitution for it to become a gem that will finally pave the way for the Philippines to reach first-world status in the near future, lawmakers said.
MANILA, Philippines — Students on all campuses of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines are asking the PUP administration to move the resumption of classes to Jan. 8, citing transportation difficulties and overwhelming academic workload.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte spoke out against the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)’s preventive suspension of two Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) shows, saying it was a violation of his “right to free expression.”
MANILA, Philippines — The country should exit from the gray list of global anti-dirty money watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) by October this year, President Marcos said yesterday, as he ordered the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and concerned agencies to put measures in place to make this happen.