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Without oversight and transparency, confidential funds should be abolished
Without oversight and transparency, confidential funds should be abolished Without any meaningful congressional oversight and transparency, it is high time the anomalous “confidential funds” be abolished. Yesterday’s budget hearing at the House of Representatives shows the basic defect of these lump-sum appropriations. They are never open to scrutiny. There is no transparency and no clear…
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Bayan on budget bill: Same old corrupt governance under Marcos Jr presidency
Bayan on budget bill: Same old corrupt governance under Marcos Jr presidency Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said the budget bill submitted by the government of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr reflects the alarming continuation and expansion of pork barrel programs disguised as confidential and intelligence funds (CIF). It is proof that the so-called ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ branding is…
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Message of BAYAN Chair Emeritus, Carol Pagaduan-Araullo at the Tribute for Prof. Raul Segovia +
Message of BAYAN Chair Emeritus, Carol Pagaduan-Araullo at the Tribute for Prof. Raul Segovia + (23 January 1933 – 19 August 2023) On behalf of the allied organizations of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), I express deep sympathies to Manang Lorna and all the Segovia children, in-laws and grandchildren as well as all other relatives and…
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National Security Policy 2023: Ambitious, Deceptive and Repressive
National Security Policy 2023: Ambitious, Deceptive and Repressive Renato M. Reyes, Jr. President, BAYAN Like its predecessors, the current Philippine National Security Policy is intended to promote the core interests of the ruling elite and preserve the oppressive status quo, while outlining how the State plans to address threats to national security. This is the…
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Bayan says China’s water cannon attack confirms futile visit of Duterte and EDCA expansion
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan denounced the Chinese coast guard for its use of water cannons to block Philippine ships from carrying out a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal. Despite the court arbitral ruling recognizing the sovereign rights of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, China has consistently rejected this by conducting illegal patrols in the…