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Proposed 2026 NIA budget to boost irrigation network, crop yield

MANILA, Nov. 20 -- The proposed PHP54.79-billion budget of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for 2026 is designed to strengthen the country's irrigation network and ensure reliable water su... Read More


Lacson rejects claims of defending PBBM in insertion issue

MANILA, Nov. 20 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Thursday denied suggestions that he is rushing to defend President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the alleged PHP100 billion budget insert... Read More


Blue Ribbon urged to probe LOA scheme in BIR next

MANILA, Nov. 20 -- Senator Erwin Tulfo has urged the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to launch a full investigation into alleged corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), particularly the repor... Read More


Guo conviction major win vs. trafficking, POGO crimes - senators

MANILA, Nov. 20 -- Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday welcomed the conviction of Alice Guo, saying the ruling is a landmark victory in the country's fight against human traffi... Read More


Digital reforms pushed in opening of Judiciary budget deliberations

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Wednesday opened the Senate's deliberations on the proposed 2026 Judiciary budget, stressing the need to modernize courts, expand legal aid, and ensure fa... Read More


Senators cite ES Recto's competence, integrity

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The appointment of former finance secretary Ralph Recto as the new Executive Secretary gets backing from senators who expressed confidence that his leadership and record of public s... Read More


Pangilinan seeks prompt release of rice tariff rules

MANILA, Nov. 18 -- SenatorFrancis Pangilinan on Tuesday urged economic managers to promptly issue the new rice tariff-setting guidelines and release the remaining PHP13-billion balance under the Rice ... Read More