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Ronaldo Puno

Ronaldo Puno is a prominent Filipino politician and current House Deputy Speaker who has been actively involved in investigating alleged irregularities in the national budget, particularly concerning flood control projects and questionable allocations in the 2026 National Expenditure Program. He has called for transparency and accountability in budget processes and has urged officials, including Rep. Paolo Duterte, to allow scrutiny of infrastructure projects. Puno has also apologized to Senator Grace Poe for incorrectly linking her to the 2025 budget bill and has worked to address budget mishaps that could affect the passage of the national budget.

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Wed, September 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Cavite Rep Barzaga resigns from NUP, denies ousting Speaker Romualdez plot

Cavite Representative Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga has resigned from the National Unity Party (NUP) and bolted out of the House majority coalition.

Tue, September 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Poe, Co invited to House hearing on budget insertions

The House Infrastructure Committee has invited Senator Grace Poe and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to a hearing investigating flood control projects and budget insertions.

Thu, September 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM

Senate eyes swift approval of P6.793-trillion 2026 budget

The Senate prioritizes the approval of the proposed P6.793-trillion budget for 2026, aiming for its enactment before the year ends.

Wed, September 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM

House to probe P8-billion DILG firearms fund

The House of Representatives will investigate an alleged P8-billion allocation for firearms under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Wed, September 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM

House leaders keep proposed 2026 budget

House leaders will not return the proposed P6.7 trillion national budget for 2026 to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for now.

Wed, September 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Puno apologizes to Poe over budget bill deliberations

House Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno apologized to Senator Grace Poe for mistakenly including her among the three individuals involved in the final deliberations of the 2025 budget bill.

Wed, September 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM

House leaders to fix 2026 budget errors in committees

House party leaders have decided not to return the proposed P6.7-trillion budget for 2026 to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) due to erroneous entries.

Wed, September 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM

House leaders to recommend return of 2026 NEP to DBM

House party leaders have decided to recommend the return of the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) due to "mangled" entries and errors.

Wed, September 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM

House leaders recommend returning 2026 NEP to DBM

House party leaders have recommended returning the 2026 National Expenditures Program (NEP) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) due to significant allocation issues.

Mon, September 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM

PBBM wants 2026 budget cleaned of insertions

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. stated that the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 needs to be "cleaned out properly" due to alleged insertions.