MANILA -- Business groups in the Philippines are calling on the government to make the process of making the budget more transparent. Marcos signs 2025 national budget In a statement, the ...

AN ARGUMENT THAT BEGAN ABOUT TRANSPARENCY IN THE STATE’S BUDGET PROCESS TURNED INTO DEBATE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE VOTING FOR BECAUSE THESE ARE EMPTY BILLS.

The budget hearing takes place months before the public is usually involved in the process and marks an attempt at broader transparency, something Mayor Renard Johnson has asserted is a key plank ...