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Challenge at SC looms even as Marcos vetoes ₱92.5B in 2026 budget
Protesters condemn President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval of the ₱6.79-trillion national budget in a rally on Mendiola Street on Jan. 5. —PHOTO BY BULLIT MARQUEZ
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January 6, 2026February 19, 2026News

Challenge at SC looms even as Marcos vetoes ₱92.5B in 2026 budget

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday vetoed ₱92.5 billion in unprogrammed appropriations in the 2026 budget, but an opposition lawmaker said he and his colleagues would take the matter to the Supreme Court (SC). House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice said they were awaiting a copy of the President’s veto message...

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Vice President Sara Duterte, who is also the education secretary, defends the confidential fund of her department. —PHOTO FROM PNA.GOV.PH
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September 30, 2023September 30, 2023Opinion, Politics

What to Know: Are confidential funds secret funds not subject to audit?

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The use of confidential funds (CF) by the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently the secretary of education, continues to be in the news and in social media posts. While most of the comments dwell on the P125 million in confidential funds supposedly spent in an 11-day period in December 2022, among the other...