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Duterte admin: SEC ruling vs Rappler basis of coverage ban
Before the official comment to the Supreme Court, Malacañang and President Duterte had provided varying reasons for banning Rappler from presidential events
Transfer Duterte's 'blackhole' confidential funds to services instead – lawmakers
Are President Rodrigo Duterte's large confidential and intelligence funds being used to target his critics? ask progressive lawmakers in the House of Representatives
In hearing led by Bong Go, OP 2020 budget approved in minutes
Only Duterte-allied senators – Bong Go, Ronald dela Rosa, and Francis Tolentino – attend the budget hearings for the Office of the President and Presidential Management Staff
P8.2-B 2020 budget for Duterte's office breezes through House panel
The budget hearing lasts less than 7 minutes. A lawmaker says he intends to question Malacañang's high confidential and intelligence funds when the budget proposal reaches the plenary.
Duterte's office has highest confidential, intel funds in proposed 2020 budget
The allocation is even higher than what is to be given to the police and the military
Office of the President spent over P1B on salaries, benefits in 2018 – COA
The Commission on Audit attributes the higher spending on salaries and perks to the implementation of the 4th tranche of the Salary Standardization Law
Big chunk of 2017 intel funds spent by only 3 institutions – COA
These 3 institutions are the Office of the President, the Department of National Defense, and Congress
LOOK: Michael Yang’s calling card bears Malacañang seal
An executive order prohibits the use of the presidential seal in business cards by persons other than the President
Villarin worries over President’s P2B intelligence, confidential funds
Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin says at the House plenary that he hopes the more than P2 billion budget of the Office of the President for confidential and intelligence funds won't be used vs critics
These offices get a share of Duterte's P2.5B confidential, intel funds
The Office of the Executive Secretary lists down 5 offices likely to make use of President Duterte's large confidential and intelligence funds
House panel approves P6.7-B Office of the President budget for 2019
The OP budget for 2019, 12% higher than in 2018, allots P2.5 billion for President Duterte's confidential and intelligence funds
Michael Ong named acting senior deputy executive secretary
With his new position, Ong becomes the right-hand man of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
Carandang to appeal Malacañang dismissal
If the Ombudsman's Internal Affairs Board finds Carandang liable for the same offenses Malacañang is accusing him of, there are no legal hindrances to Martires dismissing Carandang himself
Malacañang fires Overall Deputy Ombudsman Carandang
(6TH UPDATE) Will Ombudsman Samuel Martires enforce the dismissal order?
Lacson seeks more scrutiny of surge in Duterte's intel funds
Senator Panfilo Lacson says Congress can decrease the Office of the President's confidential and intelligence funds for 2019 if the increase is not justified
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Duterte expenses up by 500%: Choppers, consultants, intel
(UPDATED) Here's what the Office of the President spent on in 2017
Duterte’s office has P5.8M unliquidated cash advances – COA
Of the amount, P345,000 is considered disallowed but has yet to be refunded
FACT CHECK: Misleading Aquino-Duterte comparison in 'pro-Roxas' page
The figures listed in a graphic posted by the Facebook page "Oras Na, Roxas Na" make it appear they cover Aquino's entire 6-year term and Duterte's first two years. The amounts are from the 2016 and 2017 national budgets only.
Duterte says offices 'beyond control' to be put under Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte warns 'radical changes' are coming and that he will use certain powers 'to the hilt' to address criminality
NFA transferred back to agriculture department
The National Food Authority used to be under the supervision of the office of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr
Duterte wants NFA placed under Office of the President
The President wants all rice importation matters to be handled by Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat
Malacañang confident of ruling reversal on President's power over Ombudsman execs
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, a lawyer, says the ruling in the Gonzales vs Office of the President case 'can be overturned'
After Carandang, VACC goes after another Deputy Ombudsman
The complaint is filed before the Office of the President despite an SC ruling declaring the President's power to remove a deputy ombudsman and special prosecutor unconstitutional
On FOI EO anniv, Duterte calls on Congress, courts to be more transparent
The PCOO says it's still pushing for the passage of the FOI law, though the law is not among the priority measures identified by President Rodrigo Duterte
Malacañang orders dismissal of ERC Chairman Salazar
(UPDATED) The Office of the President finds Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jose Vicente Salazar guilty of misconduct
Marcos' 100th birthday 'no reason to celebrate' – lawmakers
Legislators from the House point out that President Rodrigo Duterte s proclamation counters Philippine law which recognizes the atrocities during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos
Done in 3 minutes! House panel approves OP budget
The Office of the President breezes through a House committee hearing on its proposed P6 billion budget for 2018
COA: OP has P155.7-M unliquidated fund transfers under Aquino
The amount includes P138 million in unliquidated fund transfers for former president Benigno Aquino III s foreign travels from 2011 to 2015
Malacañang spent P6.8M on rewards for cops in 2016 – COA
President Rodrigo Duterte s rewards for meritorious police lead to a 6 200 jump in OP expenses for awards rewards and prizes in 2016
COA: Duterte has over P6 billion in discretionary funds
The Office of the President s discretionary funds include a P1 4 billion donation of the Lopez owned Benpres Corporation to the government dating back to 1990 which remains untouched
Gov't corporate counsel hits bill making SolGen 'superior' to DOJ
Government Corporate Counsel Rudolf Jurado claims HB 5233 will also increase the Solicitor General s budget from the current P600 million to P1 3 billion
DOH targets release of smoking ban rules before SONA
Local governments are encouraged to pass their own local ordinances that will implement Executive Order 26 and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Malabon winning the battle against malnutrition
From a stunting rate of 16 Malabon has reduced it by half at 8 in 3 years
FAST FACTS: What is the PCOO?
What are the roles and functions of the government agency that dancer turned blogger Mocha Uson will soon be a part of?
Duterte fires Palace undersecretary over rice importation
UPDATED Undersecretary Maia Chiara Halmen Valdez of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary earns the ire of the President
House leaders want SolGen to go after ill-gotten wealth, oversee GOCCs
HB 5233 also seeks to remove the Office of the Solicitor General as an attached agency of the Department of Justice and instead put it under the Office of the President
Gov't officials, groups urge passage of FOI law
ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio warns against complacency in the passage of the freedom of information law
Duterte replaces environment official in charge of mining audit
The new Acting Director IV of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau is Wifredo Moncano who has served as regional director of the MGB in the Davao Region since 2015
Trillanes questions Duterte's P2-B confidential, intel funds for 2017
If the Office of the President is unable to justify the need for the huge funds Trillanes says he will ask that the funds to be transferred to law enforcement agencies
COA wants P25.5-M reimbursed for Estrada-era office upgrades
Estrada s project to convert the President s Briefing Room into a Briefing Center Flagship Projects Monitoring Center Crisis Management Facility Video Conferencing Telework and Tri Media Monitoring Facility fails later scrutiny
Medialdea issues memo on who can speak for Duterte
Only Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar can speak for the President according to the memorandum
EXPLAINER: Office of the President's confidential, intel funds
With the Duterte administration's ongoing war against illegal drugs, how will these funds come into play?
What's in the proposed 2017 national budget?
Among agencies, the Office of the President, along with the education and public works departments are the top gainers
No questions asked: Congressmen hear OP, OVP budgets within minutes
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman of the opposition says following tradition he will reserve questions for the plenary deliberations
Bulk of P15-B ASEAN budget of President's office for car rentals
Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the P15 billion budget has been trimmed down by the budget department from the initial request of P19 billion
Pagcor says proposal to merge with PCSO ‘difficult’
A congressman points out during the budget briefing that the PCSO s main source of revenue is gaming which is under the jurisdiction of Pagcor
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DOTr 'will comply' with Duterte's call to remove appointees
Once a formal directive is issued compliance is guaranteed the Department of Transportation DOTr says
Office of the President gets P17-B increase in 2017 budget
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the increase is due to the Philippines hosting of the ASEAN Summit in 2017
