(UPDATE) A LEADING economist and former budget officials warned the Supreme Court that unprogrammed appropriations in recent national budgets pose serious risks to fiscal discipline, transparency and ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will move to eliminate all unprogrammed funds from the 2026 national budget, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said yesterday, calling them a source of questionable ...
MANILA, Philippines — For Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, the unprogrammed funds in national budgets could be considered as pork barrel. “I used the term ‘pork barrel’ because once the unprogrammed funds get ...