Rappler's latest stories on discretionary funds
Supreme Court rules some lump-sum discretionary funds as legal
Four kinds of 'lump-sum' discretionary funds from 2014 are declared as constitutional for constituting singular correspondence
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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
Duterte slams Aquino, Abad, Trillanes over DAP
President Rodrigo Duterte says former president Benigno Aquino III and former budget secretary Florencio Abad disregarded a constitutional ruling against DAP
Recto wants post-budget document that tracks implementation
Senate Pro Tempore Ralph Recto says agencies should be required to report the execution of previously funded projects using the same line item format of the General Appropriations Act
Detained anti-pork Lumad freed as ‘People’s Initiative’ starts
In Cebu City where the People s Initiative kicks off anti pork activists denounce the arrest of the indigenous leader
CBCP backs people's initiative vs pork barrel
The Catholic bishops urge people to propose legislation to stop the practice of appropriating of lump sums in the national budget under various pretexts
CBCP on Aquino's DAP speech: Respect SC
Leaders should be humble Philippine bishops say after President Benigno Aquino III slammed the High Court for an unreasonable decision
Ex-CJ calls for people’s initiative to scrap pork
Republic Act 6735 allows the public to directly propose a bill backed by the requisite number of signatures of registered voters says former Chief Justice Reynato Puno
Recto to DBM: Where’s P130-B Malampaya fund?
The Senate Pro Tempore doesn t buy the budget department s claim that there s no cash left of the royalties He s calling for an accounting of the fund for the fourth straight year
Aquino ally wants to limit use of Malampaya fund
Representative Ben Evardone says the fund should be used only for energy related programs and projects
Miriam wants P500k wage per senator
Sen Miriam Defensor Santiago on their current P90 000 salary: Magpatuka na lang ako sa ahas
Solons on new 'pork' scheme: Not good enough
Some applaud President Aquino s move to overhaul the pork barrel system but others would not settle for anything less than full abolition
Aquino: Overhauled 'pork' to replace PDAF
The announcement comes 3 days before the anti-pork barrel rallies planned in key cities across the country – the first major demonstration during this administration
