Vice President Sara Duterte is once again facing intensified scrutiny after the Commission on Audit (COA) upheld the disallowance of P73.28 million in confidential funds, with Malacañang reiterating its firm stance on accountability and transparency. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO),...
The Commission on Audit (COA) says the Office of the Vice President (OVP) must return the disallowed P73.28 million worth of confidential funds that it spent in December 2022. This was learned by the House Committee on Justice Tuesday night, April 14 during its hearing for the determination of...
Impeachment witness Ramil Madriaga debunked the long-held accusation that Vice President Sara Duterte spent P125 million worth of the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) confidential funds in an astounding 11 days. Apparently, he completed the spending spree on behalf of the lady official in...
President Marcos has ordered the distribution of P8 billion to 42,000 barangays around the country, intended for educational, social, and economic projects. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the program, which rolled out last March 24, provides villages P200,000 each to fund projects related to...
Filipinos mainly cited anti-corruption efforts for trusting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., while reasons for trusting Vice President Sara Duterte were divided, with her pro-poor stance and leadership among those cited, according to a Pulse Asia survey released on Wednesday, March 25. The survey,...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta could be held liable for indirect bribery over his undeclared campaign funds in last year’s senatorial elections. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out Tuesday, March 10, highlighting the latter’s attempts to explain his failure to...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso met with Housing Investment Committee officials on Wednesday, March 4, to discuss plans on how to further boost the city 's passive income funds collected from the city 's housing projects. Domagoso said the plan aims to create additional...
President Marcos supports the Department of Budget and Management 's (DBM) proposal to lower the cap on unprogrammed appropriations (UAs) to 3 percent, Malacañang said. "Yes," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said when asked on Thursday, Feb. 26, if the...
Most Filipino adults believe corruption remains deeply entrenched in government, according to the latest nationwide survey by Pulse Asia Research, Inc., conducted amid a series of high-profile corruption scandals and political controversies in late 2025. Results of Pulse Asia’s December 2025 Ulat...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced it has launched an internal review and pledged full cooperation with investigators following a Commission on Audit (COA) report flagging P20 billion in unliquidated and delayed education subsidy grants under the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES)...
Malacañang has asserted that the 2026 national budget is legally sound and expressed confidence that it will withstand scrutiny. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said President Marcos and his administration are confident that the national budget, which was...
The Supreme Court can declare the contentious Unprogrammed Appropriations as unconstitutional, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, January 6. Gatchalian made the remark following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto P92.5-billion unprogrammed items when he signed...
