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COMMENTARY By Hector A. Barrios, CenPEG Senior Fellow and Trustee October 15, 2025 Introduction Every year, the branches of government – Executive, Congress, Judiciary and Constitutional Commissions -- prepare their respective operating and capital plans for the next year. These plans embody what they want to achieve (objectives), how they intend to achieve them (operations and projects), and how much they need to implement them. We call the whole thing simply the 'budget.' T

COMMENTARY By Hector A. Barrios, CenPEG Fellow and Trustee October 1, 2025 Government is, of course, accountable for all its acts. The...

By:  Roland Simbulan  -  @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer  / 05:04 AM September 11, 2025   China’s military objectives in the...

Political Briefer Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)  August 2025   Introduction Philippine politics in August 2025 is...

As Congress deliberates on the proposed ₱6.793 trillion national budget for 2026, the Center for People Empowerment in Governance...

Summary and Closing Remarks By Georgina R. Encanto, Ph.D July 22, 2025 Despite the inclement weather, this morning's zoom meeting on The...

PRESS RELEASE August 18, 2025   Manila, August 2025 – The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) today raised serious...

PRESS RELEASE  August 7, 2025   A Betrayal of Public Accountability and Constitutional Duty — Chairperson Prof. Roland G. Simbulan   The...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s declaration in his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to scrutinize and publicize all flood control...