How watchdogs got sidelined again in 2027 House budget talks

Rappler - Sep 18, 2026

The People's Budget Coalition appeals to the House of Representatives to 'make CSO participation meaningful,' not 'tokenistic'

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How watchdogs got sidelined again in 2027 House budget talks

Sep 18, 2026

The People's Budget Coalition appeals to the House of Representatives to 'make CSO participation meaningful,' not 'tokenistic'

Catholic bishops hope Mindanao moves forward together after BARMM polls

Sep 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday expressed hope that the people of Mindanao “move forward together” in light of its recently concluded first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections. “As the BARMM enters a new chapter, we appeal especially to its leaders: make the Bangsamoro

CMFR to close operations on Sept. 30 over ‘funding environment’

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MANILA, Philippines — Press freedom and journalism watchdog Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has announced that it will be closing down its operations effective Sept. 30. “Philippine and international funding support has sustained the work of CMFR,” the center said in a statement on its social media page on Friday. “But, multiple factors

Banga High School Shooting: Grade 9 suspect warned classmates, 'Go home'

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Tolosa says trial remarks made ‘already on public record’

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MANILA, Philippines — Counsel and spokesperson for the prosecution panel Atty. Benjamin Tolosa said that the statements he made regarding Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial flagged by the Senate impeachment court were already public record. This is in response to the impeachment court-issued show-cause order (SCO) dated Sept. 16 wherein the court flagged five

How watchdogs got sidelined again in 2027 House budget talks

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WATCH: Oil price hike leads INQToday’s top stories

PH condemns China Coast Guard aggression in West Philippine Sea collision

Australia to exempt Vietnamese students from ban on bringing family members

SEA Games probe: NBI weighs in on filing complaints to DOJ or Ombudsman

PNP confident no more riots in Sept. 21 protests

Singapore Airlines takes world’s best carrier crown from Qatar Airways

SNAPSHOT | Cops raid Mandiri, Hayat office; Hadi ready to produce evidence on alleged US plot

How watchdogs got sidelined again in 2027 House budget talks

Catholic bishops hope Mindanao moves forward together after BARMM polls

CMFR to close operations on Sept. 30 over ‘funding environment’

Banga High School Shooting: Grade 9 suspect warned classmates, 'Go home'

Tolosa says trial remarks made ‘already on public record’

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