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The Senate finance chief says slashing funds for rail lines and other loan-backed projects risks costly delays, while PhilHealth and DepEd are also in line for more FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS – Senate finance committee chairman Sen. JV Ejercito has committed to bring back the funds the House of Representatives cut from foreign-assisted projects (FAPs) in the … Read more
The lead House prosecutor says the trial could wrap up before the end of November if the defense needs only 10 full trial days for the lone remaining article SARA DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL – The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could be finished before the end of November if her defense team presents … Read more
The prosecution panel says it will hand over financial records from the impeachment trial that could support possible tax evasion cases SARA DUTERTE TAX DOCUMENTS – The House prosecution panel is ready to turn over tax and financial documents involving Vice President Sara Duterte and companies linked to her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to the … Read more
Civil society organizations will observe the livestreamed bicameral talks on the proposed 2027 national budget, while senators say no lawmaker’s insertions will be spared 2027 BUDGET BICAM – Civil society organizations will be allowed to sit in and observe the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. … Read more
Former president lets his lawyers handle the November 2 hearing as the crimes against humanity trial nears its November 30 start DUTERTE ICC STATUS CONFERENCE – Former President Rodrigo Duterte will not be present when the International Criminal Court (ICC) holds the fifth status conference in his crimes against humanity case on Monday, November 2, … Read more
Senate President answers business groups alarmed over P180 billion in added DPWH projects 2027 BUDGET INSERTIONS – Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Saturday, October 31, 2026, assured the business sector that the Senate will remove all congressional insertions with no technical basis from the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, without delaying its passage. … Read more
Senate court responds as SWS poll finds 32 percent of Filipinos still undecided on trust in final vote IMPEACHMENT COURT SWS SURVEY – The Senate impeachment court said on Thursday, October 29, 2026, that it will decide the case against Vice President Sara Duterte based on law and admissible evidence, not public opinion, after a … Read more
Marcos to the Bangsamoro: “We will never abandon you” The first duly elected Bangsamoro Parliament convened its inaugural session on Friday, October 30, 2026, and elected Abdulraof Macacua as chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Seventy-nine of the 80 elected members of Parliament voted Macacua into the post. He will … Read more
Senate to Cut Nonessential Spending to Fund El Niño Measures in ₱7.2-Trillion Budget 2027 BUDGET EL NIÑO – The Senate is reshaping the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 to prepare for a strong El Niño, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, October 29, 2026. “Itong 2027 budget, we are tilting it to El … Read more
Supreme Court Gives Senate Impeachment Court and House Five Days to Comment on Bid to Void Conviction Vote Rule SUPREME COURT – The Supreme Court has ordered the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, and the House of Representatives to respond to a petition questioning how many votes are needed to convict Vice President Sara … Read more