Yesterday was the second day of oral arguments on the consolidated cases regarding the transfer of PhilHealth’s funds to the Treaury and the Unnprogrammed Appropriations where Bev Ho and I serve as amici curiae at the Supreme Court.

Home for the New Year

One last interview with Korina Sanchez on Bilyonaryo News Channel before Noche Buena.

Ang sinabi ko lang naman ay walang intensyon ang Presidente na i-overhaul ang budget ayon sa panawagan ng maraming sektor. Hindi sapat ang direct veto para ibalik ang mga budget cuts.

ICYMI: Yesterday on ANC Headstart, I spoke to Katrina Domingo about the excesses of the Bicam in prioritizing “pork”over what the whole country needs.

Full interview here: youtu.be/9nhP47ezU94?...

Do you know how many percent of the programmed debt for 2025 the Php353B slashed from major departments is?

That's equivalent to 23 effing percent of the net financing program for 2025! See the third column in the screenshot.

We're not even talking about all the other soft projects like the infamous AKAP, the guarantee letters, and programs that legislators have allocations for.

But we've seen the magnitude of these in previous national budget's.

This completely negates the stated priorities of the President's budget - the very budget for which we are incurring loans and borrowings for!

The budget that should in reality be the President social contract with Filipinos. DBCC said these are the priorities.

Yaay! This is my longest meditation streak!

I challenged myself to meditate everyday even when I am busy and I did it!💃🏻

Picked up Olga Tokarczuk again. It’s nice to be able to read fiction again.

Flower power for the busy week ahead💃🏻

Never imagined I would be invited to deliver a JVO Memorial Lecture in Ateneo. It is truly an honor. In my head, it is a platform reserved for upstanding leaders who have already made their marks in their respective fields. [translation: Para ito sa mga higit na nakatatanda😆]