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Makabayan Bloc: 2027 Budget Slashes Social Services, Inflates Pork and Flood ControlThe Makabayan Bloc on Friday denounc...
14/08/2026

Makabayan Bloc: 2027 Budget Slashes Social Services, Inflates Pork and Flood Control

The Makabayan Bloc on Friday denounced the proposed ₱7.2-trillion 2027 National Expenditure Program, accusing the Marcos administration of gutting social services while inflating infrastructure and militarization funds.

Progressive lawmakers noted a 5.5% cut in social services, contrasted with ₱275.76 billion in new allocations for infrastructure agencies.

The Department of Transportation’s budget more than doubles by 118.97%, while the Department of Public Works and Highways gains ₱113.02 billion.

The bloc warned that ₱107.4 billion earmarked for flood control projects revives corruption-prone schemes, with ₱83.85 billion for DPWH’s Flood Management Program, ₱19.6 billion for foreign-assisted projects, and ₱3.4 billion for MMDA.

They branded the budget a “war chest” for entrenched patronage, saying it prioritizes pork and plunder over the people’s basic needs.

📷: KOALISYONG MAKABAYAN

Steel factory raid exposes radioactive risk: 174 workers rescued, 21 officials chargedThe Presidential Anti-Organized Cr...
14/08/2026

Steel factory raid exposes radioactive risk: 174 workers rescued, 21 officials charged

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided the factory of Davao Mighty Steel Corporation for using sub-standard steel and storing radioactive materials such as uranium, thorium, and radium.

Twenty one company officials, including Chinese incorporators, face charges while 174 workers we rescued from exposure risks.

Steel products were found to have been used in buildings that collapsed during the 7.8 magnitude Mindanao earthquake.

The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) confirmed the company had no license to handle nuclear or radioactive materials.

Photo courtesy: PAOCC

Tinio blasts Palace denial: Marcos cannot feign ignorance of ₱24-B ‘leadership fund’“The President signed this budget. H...
14/08/2026

Tinio blasts Palace denial: Marcos cannot feign ignorance of ₱24-B ‘leadership fund’

“The President signed this budget. His alter ego implemented it. No amount of hand-washing by Malacañang can erase that fact. Accountability must be shouldered by those who allowed this monumental betrayal of public trust to happen, and the people should know where the leadership fund went,” Tinio concluded.

https://thecitypost.net/tinio-blasts-palace-denial-marcos-cannot-feign-ignorance-of-%e2%82%b124-b-leadership-fund/

(OPINION) VENERATION WITHOUT THINKING (Chapter 7)The annulment system is the private face of the doctrine’s injustice. I...
14/08/2026

(OPINION) VENERATION WITHOUT THINKING (Chapter 7)

The annulment system is the private face of the doctrine’s injustice. In public, the Church defends the sacred indissolubility of marriage. In practice, the Church dissolves marriages — for those who can afford the process.

https://thecitypost.net/veneration-without-thinking-chapter-7/

LOOK: The Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 152 has issued a writ of preliminary injunction halting the implementa...
13/08/2026

LOOK: The Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 152 has issued a writ of preliminary injunction halting the implementation of the ₱85 wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila.

600 Ayta Gather in San Marcelino for Ayta Day 2026, Strengthen Unity to Defend Ancestral LandsAround 600 Ayta from Centr...
13/08/2026

600 Ayta Gather in San Marcelino for Ayta Day 2026, Strengthen Unity to Defend Ancestral Lands

Around 600 Ayta from Central Luzon communities gathered in San Marcelino, Zambales on August 10 to mark Ayta Day 2026, organized by Mansaway with PAMILALAMU-Church, Ayta Partnership in Central Luzon, and KATRIBU. The event coincided with the **International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated globally every August 9.

https://thecitypost.net/600-ayta-gather-in-san-marcelino-for-ayta-day-2026-strengthen-unity-to-defend-ancestral-lands/

📷: Katribu

13/08/2026

'KUNG MAY DAPAT SITAHIN ANG IMPEACHMENT COURT, SI VP SARA IYON'

WATCH: Prosecution spokesperson and KABATAAN Partylist Rep. Renee Co said the Impeachment Court should call out Vice President Sara Duterte for remarks criticizing the trial and accusing the prosecution and court of bending the law.

Her statement followed Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero’s warning on subjudice violations, issued after defense lawyer Sheila Sison flagged prosecutor Amando Ligutan over a social media post.

🎥: House of Representatives of the Philippines

Health coalitions press Mercado to confront systemic failuresThe Coalition for People’s Right to Health (CPRH) and the C...
13/08/2026

Health coalitions press Mercado to confront systemic failures

The Coalition for People’s Right to Health (CPRH) and the Council for Health and Development (CHD) have urged newly appointed Health Secretary Dr. Edwin Mercado to confront what they described as a “state of emergency” in the country’s public health system, warning that surging preventable diseases and systemic failures demand immediate and meaningful reforms.

https://thecitypost.net/health-coalitions-press-mercado-to-confront-systemic-failures/

📷: Coalition for People's Right to Health/ FB

(OPINION) When DPWH Infrastructure Projects Matter Over Life, Food, and SecurityThe proposed 2027 national budget deserv...
13/08/2026

(OPINION) When DPWH Infrastructure Projects Matter Over Life, Food, and Security

The proposed 2027 national budget deserves scrutiny because it puts DPWH at the center of spending, while health, social services, agriculture, and national defense receive smaller shares. That kind of allocation can signal a government more eager to build visible projects than to strengthen the less glamorous but more urgent foundations of public welfare.

https://thecitypost.net/when-dpwh-infrastructure-projects-matter-over-life-food-and-security/

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