Latest in National Budget 2026The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and left-leaning think tank IBON Foundation—often at opposite ends of the policy debate—arrived at the same conclusion that the Philippine economy underperformed in 2025 and faces serious structural weaknesses heading into 2026, based on…
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has warned that Filipinos will continue to face high food prices, hunger, and malnutrition if the agriculture sector remains inadequately funded. He issued the warning after successfully defending the 2026 budgets of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the…
Imperial Manila strikes again as the lion’s share of the 2026 budget flows to Luzon and NCR, leaving Mindanao and Visayas barely a quarter of the budget. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez sounded the alarm over what he described as a “Mega Manila-centric” 2026 national budget, warning that…
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