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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...

No big fish? Confidence eroding in government inquiry into corruption scandal
At a news briefing in Malacañang last Nov. 13, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed that the “big fish” behind the flood control scandal would be jailed before Christmas. —PHOTO FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
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January 5, 2026February 19, 2026News

No big fish? Confidence eroding in government inquiry into corruption scandal

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With no apparent result in the Palace’s promise to jail ranking officials “before Christmas,” one more lawmaker has expressed loss of confidence in the government’s sincerity in unraveling the corruption scandal involving the multibillion-peso plunder of taxpayer money. “I no longer believe that the government is sincere in uncovering the truth behind the flood control...