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'Siguro naghahabol': Arroyo's district long deprived of funds, Suarez says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 02:37 PM

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's district in Pampanga was "deprived" of funds in the previous administration and the former president wanted to do something for her constituents in her last term, an ally said Monday in explaining the allocations in next year's budget. Read more »

Palace blasts 'unparliamentary behavior', demands 'respect' from Congress

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 01:48 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday demanded “respect” from members of Congress after members of the House of Representatives grilled Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno over the P75 billion “insertion” in the proposed 2019 budget. Read more »

Imee Marcos on lawmakers' 'pork': Dapat walang pork, period

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 09:47 PM

MANILA - Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos said only changes to the national budget that are constitutional should be allowed for lawmakers. Read more »

Duterte won't call for special session to pass 2019 budget: Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 11:04 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will not call for a special session so that Congress can finish deliberations on the proposed P3.7 trillion national budget for 2019, the budget chief said on Thursday. Read more »

House to start budget 'anomaly' probe in January

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 06:26 PM

The House of Representatives' Committee on Rules will start its probe on the alleged 2019 national budget insertions on January 3 in Naga City, Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte still trusts budget chief Diokno - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 11:39 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte still trusts Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, the Palace said Thursday, after the House of Representatives issued a resolution calling for his removal. Read more »

Feud over 'pork' comeback allegations imperils 2019 budget passage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 01:21 AM

The Philippines on Wednesday was on the brink of ending the year without a national budget for the next 12 months as Speaker Gloria Arroyo's allies clashed with officials of the executive over alleged billions of pesos in alleged "insertions." Read more »

House to press further inspection of 2019 budget: Andaya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 01:50 PM

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr the Senate had also agreed on a partial reenacted budget for 2019.  Read more »

Diokno on alleged P75-B budget 'insertions': Not my job to pick contractors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 12:44 PM

Diokno also warned against not passing the 2019 General Appropriations Act before the end of the year, saying a reenactment of this year's expenditure program would "interrupt growth momentum." Read more »

Alvarez washes hands of P5-B infra allocation for district

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 08:32 AM

Former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez washed his hands of the alleged P5 billion infrastructure allocation for his district in Davao del Norte under the proposed 2019 budget. Read more »

Lacson urges Ombudsman to probe 'pork' insertions in 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:11 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday urged the Office of the Ombudsman to look into billions of alleged insertions in the 2019 budget. Read more »

House foiled a pork barrel scam 'in the making' - Andaya

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 04:55 PM

House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr said Tuesday lawmakers averted a repeat of the pork barrel scam as allegedly masterminded by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles. Read more »

Districts of 3 Duterte allies to get P12.5-B allocation next year, says Andaya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 03:52 PM

Three allies of President Rodrigo Duterte in the lower chamber will get the biggest allocations for public works projects under the proposed 2019 budget, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya said Tuesday. Read more »

AMLC report sa Revilla plunder case, 'di pinahalagahan' ng Sandiganbayan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 03:07 PM

Hindi binigyan ng bigat ng Sandiganbayan ang report ng Anti-Money Laundering Council na may milyon-milyong pisong hindi maipaliwanag na pera na pumasok sa bank accounts ng kaniyang pamilya. Read more »

Arroyo, pinagpapaliwanag sa 'pork' sa panukalang 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 10:50 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo tungkol sa umano ay bilyon-bilyon pisong pork barrel insertions sa panukalang 2019 budget. Read more »

Money laundering report sa yaman ni Revilla, binalewala ng Sandiganbayan?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 03:27 PM

Ipinagtataka ng dating tagapagsalita ng Korte Suprema na tila di binigyang bigat ng Sandiganbayan sa plunder case ni dating senador Ramon "Bong" Revilla ang ulat tungkol sa perang pumasok sa bank account nito.  Read more »

12 glorious to-order dishes you can bring to the next potluck

Monique Suzara
Updated as of Dec 11 05:49 PM

You won't go through the trouble of cooking something just for friends--who are you kidding? Swipe through the slideshow and choose a dish that will impress everyone. All you'll need to do is call.  Read more »

Duterte wants Arroyo to explain billions in 'pork barrel' insertions

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 04:38 PM

MANILA - President Duterte wants House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to explain the billions of pesos of alleged pork barrel insertions in the proposed 2019 budget, the Palace said Monday. Read more »

House to grill Diokno on 'urgent queries' on proposed 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 04:31 PM

The House of Representatives will push through with the "Question Hour" for Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno over alleged insertions in the proposed P3.757-trillion budget for 2019, and the possible delay of its passage. Read more »

Revilla says to redeem family's name after acquittal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 12:55 PM

Former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Monday promised to clear his family's name after he was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of plunder charges over the multi-billion peso pork barrel scam. Read more »