Puno: Lawmakers back Senate move to scrap projects lacking documents

Inquirer.net - Nov 5, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno said Thursday that lawmakers support the Senate’s push to strip projects lacking proper documentation from the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for next year. On Tuesday, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate would remove about 295 infrastructure projects worth P8.8 billion from the budget bill, citing the lack

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MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday said it revoked the driver’s licenses of two taxi drivers involved in a gas-and-run incident after failure to provide sufficient explanation after being summoned.  According to the LTO, a taxi driver ran away without paying for his gas at a gasoline station. The LTO then

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DepEd eyes data-driven approach to class suspensions under new EO

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