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Senator Ping Lacson scored an early win in his efforts to ensure transparency in the budget process, after he set two demands to which Senate finance committee chairman Win Gatchalian agreed. Following a “solution-finding discussion”, Lacson said Gatchalian agreed to name the proponents of the amendments on the floor, to put it on record. “We agreed […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano signed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, mandating full public disclosure of key documents related to the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and urged transparency in both the budget process and government loan transactions. The resolution seeks to strengthen fiscal transparency and reinforce public trust in government spending. This move comes after […]
Transparency at its best. This was how independent senatorial candidate Ping Lacson described the brand of governance practiced by the mayor of Jagna, Bohol who he regards as his “mentor”. Lacson said he was pleasantly surprised after visiting and getting a briefing on various key projects in Jagna town from Mayor Joseph “JR” Rañola. “It […]
Senator Loren Legarda has called for the strict and transparent implementation of recent increases in the benefit package provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to its members. These increases cover several medical services, including treatments for ischemic heart disease (coronary heart disease), emergency outpatient services, kidney transplants, and adjustments to 50% of select […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) won for the second consecutive year the Commitment to Excellence Award, under the Agency Category, for being the Freedom of Information Champion Hall of Famer, conferred by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The FOI Hall of Fame – Commitment to Excellence Award is given to recipients of the FOI […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which aims to enhance the ability of patients to choose the healthcare that is best for them, by allowing them to make fully informed decisions about their healthcare, and the price and quality of a good service in advance. Senate Bill 2334 also known as “Medical Bill Transparency […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called for transparency in the government’s plan to study the possibility of tapping nuclear energy as a long term-option for energy generation. “Transparency should be the guiding post from day one on the conduct of the study for the possible adoption of nuclear power in our energy mix. The conduct of this study […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has created “integrity circles,” dubbed as “Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups” (ADING) to ensure efficient, effective, and graft-free use of limited public funds. “This is our response to the call of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to provide transparency and integrity in all government interventions,” DA Secretary William Dar said […]
A month into the enhanced community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said assistance to the people has been slow, if not wanting, guidelines are vague, and not everyone gets the promised subsidy. With billions — from government funds, savings, loans and private donations — being touted for disposal, Pangilinan said the public should know where the […]
With the country recording its first confirmed local transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), House Minority Leader and Manila Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Sunday urged officials of the Department of Health (DOH) to be more transparent in its updates to the public, and to ensure that there are an adequate number of test […]