2027 national budget

Education takes a backseat in the 2027 budget

Oktubre 16, 2026

Education gets the largest share in the 2027 budget, second year in a row since the Marcos Jr administration moderated its infrastructure priorities after the flood control scandal. We hear the same familiar pitch from government officials: education is their top priority. A claim easy to make but hard to prove. Looking past the bold […]

There Are No AICS-idental Misappropriations

Oktubre 16, 2026

Ayuda and the budget appropriations for it are rarely made with the Filipinos in crisis in mind.

Super El Niño
The government’s bucket solution

Oktubre 14, 2026

The president’s balde response to what could be the strongest El Niño in 150 years raises serious questions about the Marcos administration’s preparedness.