Hindi ako sang-ayon sa paggamit ni Claire Castro ng salitang “premature” sa pagpuna sa malaking budget increase para sa distritong kinakatawan ni Sandro Marcos. Tama siya na hindi automatic na pagnanakaw ang budget insertion. Hindi pa rin final ang proposed budget. Pero nang…
Read the commentary →The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Adaptation Gap Report 2026 on November 4, showing how far climate adaptation funding still falls short of what developing countries need. The Philippines had already raised a practical problem: even when support is…
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Read storyAP has called Democratic control of the U.S. House and Senate. For Filipinos watching immigration policy and decisions in Washington, the next question is what that result allows the incoming Congress to do. The answer depends on which power is involved—and which decisions still…
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Read the latest edition →Browse previous editionsExecutive Order No. 130 sets out three ways to suspend classes, conditions for a safe return, and learning-continuity requirements. Here is what families should check in school and local-government announcements.
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IS ASIA PREPARING FOR WAR?
I received an email from Ms. Lorna, 65 years old, retired, at taga-Angono, Rizal. Ang tanong niya, naghahanda na ba ang Asia para sa giyera? At kung magkaroon nga ng giyera, ano ang mga warning signs na dapat nating bantayan? Posible bang madamay ang Pilipinas?
Read story ↗There’s a budget insertion in your district, and you don’t know about it?
Someone told me in the comments, “Your guess is as good as mine.”
Read story ↗Does the budget follow need or political power?
A district should not have to elect the president’s son or cousin to get the roads, bridges and flood protection it needs. People pay taxes regardless of whom their congressman knows.
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