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21/09/2026

Keep fighting. Never forget.

21/09/2026

What can we see differently when we look at Philippine society through a cultural lens?
In Part 2 of his conversation with cultural critic, curator, and policy analyst Marian Pastor Roces explores Filipino agency in responding to foreign influences, and how culture can help us think differently about values, development, and the choices we make as a society.
The conversation touches on investing in people, the value of cultures and natural resources, and the human costs that can come with our development choices.

18/09/2026

Kita kita tayo ngayong Linggo, September 20 para sa Lakbay Pananagutan 2.0! Ito ang mga ruta papuntang EDSA Shrine

Sa mga galing sa Quezon City, magsisimula ang programa sa South Gate ng House of Representatives, 8:00 ng umaga.

Sa mga galing sa Manila, magsisimula din ng 8:00 ng umaga sa Supreme Court, Padre Faura St. Manila.

Sa EDSA Shrine, sama sama tayo ng 10:00 ng umaga para manawagan laban sa diktadura, korapsyon at dinastiya.

18/09/2026

Gusto ba ng tao ang demokrasya?
At may likas bang kahinaan ang demokrasya na nagiging daan para ito ay ma-corrupt?
In this conversation, JC Punongbayan sits down with cultural critic, curator, and policy analyst Marian Pastor Roces to explore the deeper connections between culture, economics, politics, and development.
From precolonial ideas of tapat and tapatan, to the practice of mang-isa, to the early elite capture of politics around the birth of the Philippine republic, Marian looks at how our ideas of exchange, value, power, and fairness have evolved—and what they can tell us about governance today.
This is the first in a series of video conversations with Marian Pastor Roces. More from this conversation in the coming days.

16/09/2026

Duyog Bangsamoro, a multisectoral coalition, on Tuesday weighed in on the first parliamentary elections in the BARMM.

24/08/2026

🇵🇭 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐅 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐍𝐄𝐏

The Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially-Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) is a DOH program that helps cover medical expenses of patients who cannot afford needed care.

For 2027, the Executive is proposing:
₱24.23 B — MAIFIP
₱1.25 B — Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF)

Both are under the DOH's Social Health Protection Program.

For MAIFIP, the recent budget trend is:
2025 GAA — ₱41.16 B
2026 NEP — ₱24.24 B
2026 GAA — ₱51.65 B
2027 NEP — ₱24.23 B

The 2027 MAIFIP proposal is almost the same as the Executive's 2026 proposal, but less than half of what Congress ultimately appropriated for 2026.

MAIFIP covers eligible medical expenses such as hospitalization, medicines, diagnostics and treatment. It is not given as cash to patients.

MAIFIP is also now accessible through the eGovPH Super App, allowing patients to register and apply for medical assistance digitally.

📌 These are Executive proposals and may still change during the 2027 budget deliberations.

22/08/2026

🇵🇭 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: 𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐍𝐄𝐏

The 𝑇𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑏𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑎 𝐴𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑/𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 (𝑇𝑈𝑃𝐴𝐷 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑂𝐿𝐸 is proposed to receive ₱𝟐𝟏 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP)

TUPAD was launched in 2009 under DOLE's Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program. It provides short-term paid community work to disadvantaged and displaced workers, making it an employment-based form of income support rather than a regular cash transfer.

📌 𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐃 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭
2024 GAA — ₱28.87 B
2025 GAA — ₱17.35 B
2026 NEP— ₱11.03 B
2026 GAA— ₱21.28 B
2027 NEP — ₱21.0 B

The 2027 proposal is almost the same as the amount Congress appropriated for TUPAD in 2026, and nearly twice the amount originally proposed by the Executive for 2026.

DOLE reported that more than 2.2 million workers benefited from the program from January to November 2025.

📌 The ₱21-billion figure is an Executive proposal and may still change during the 2027 budget deliberations.

21/08/2026

🇵🇭 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: 𝐀𝐈𝐂𝐒

The 2027 NEP proposes ₱𝟐𝟕 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐀𝐈𝐂𝐒).

In 2026, the Executive proposed ₱47 billion. Congress increased this to ₱63.9 billion in the final budget.

2026 NEP — ₱47 B
2026 GAA — ₱63.9 B
2027 NEP — ₱27 B

According to DSWD, AICS assisted more than 8.2 million Filipinos in crisis from January to November 2025.

There has also been a significant change in how DSWD describes eligibility. In a May 2026 media forum, DSWD said AICS is open to all Filipinos experiencing a crisis or emergency, 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠.

The 2026 guidelines introduce clearer safeguards against the politicization of AICS payouts, including prohibiting political actors and campaign materials at payout activities and requiring grievance desks for beneficiaries. DSWD has also been expanding digital payouts and increasing the use of Guarantee Letters (GLs) for medical assistance. Instead of receiving the equivalent amount in cash, beneficiaries can use a GL at participating hospitals, pharmacies and other service providers. As of June 2026, DSWD-issued GLs could be used at 262 Mercury Drug branches nationwide and 238 Generika branches for medicines and medical supplies.

For 2027, the Executive is again proposing ₱27 billion. The final allocation will depend on congressional deliberations.

20/08/2026

🇵🇭 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐍𝐄𝐏

Isinumite na sa Kongreso ang panukalang ₱𝟕.𝟐-𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐞𝐭 para sa 2027.

Pinakamalaki ang 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 — ₱𝟐.𝟒𝟓𝟔 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐨 𝟑𝟒.𝟏% 𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐞𝐭. Kasunod ang Economic Services — ₱1.833 trilyon o 25.5%. Sakop ng Social Services ang edukasyon, kalusugan, social protection, pabahay, at labor and employment.

Sa loob nito, humihingi ang DSWD ng humigit-kumulang ₱𝟐𝟕𝟎 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐧 para sa mga programa nito. Kabilang dito ang:
₱100 B — 4Ps
₱27 B — AICS
₱10 B — Walang Gutom
₱2.5 B — Pag-Abot
₱1.4 B — Project ARUGA

Mahalagang linawin: 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝟒𝐏𝐬 𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐚𝐲𝐮𝐝𝐚. Isa itong 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑠ℎ 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 na may malinaw na layuning mapabuti ang kalusugan at edukasyon ng mga bata at matulungan ang mga pamilyang makaahon sa kahirapan at kalaunan ay 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑎-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎.

Ang AICS naman ay crisis assistance, habang ang Walang Gutom ay food assistance at ang Pag-Abot at Project ARUGA ay para sa partikular na vulnerable groups.

Executive proposal pa lamang ang mga halagang ito at maaari pang magbago sa proseso ng Kongreso.

19/08/2026

🇵🇭 Remembering Ninoy Aquino
This August 21, we honor the memory of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and the courage and sacrifice that shaped a defining chapter in our nation’s history.
His life reminds us that democracy is not simply something we inherit—it is something we must have the courage to defend, protect, and strengthen.
May his legacy continue to inspire us to stand for freedom, democracy, and the belief that every Filipino has a role in shaping our country’s future.

“What can one man do?”

He had no army, no following, no money—only an indomitable spirit. From the courage of one came the courage of nation.

This August 21, we remember Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.—his life, his sacrifice, and his unfaltering faith in the Filipino people.

Join us for Holy Mass, 10:00 AM at the Manila Memorial Park, Sucat, Parañaque City.