Headlines: Lump-sum allocations in 2027 budget flagged | August 16, 2026 – LinkedIn

Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, August 16, 2026. Lump-sum allocations in 2027 budget flagged SEN. Panfilo Lacson has flagged what he described as “questionable” lump-sum appropriations for infrastructure projects in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, saying he will demand details from the government agency concerned. Lacson said lump-sum allocations may be justified for unpredictable expenses such as calamity funds, but their use for infrastructure projects warrants closer scrutiny because the proposed allocations do not provide a detailed breakdown of the costs of individual projects. DOJ reviews US files vs Quiboloy, 2 others THE Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing six voluminous batches of supporting documents transmitted by the US government in connection with its extradition request for Apollo Quiboloy and two ranking officials of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC). State Counsel Dennis Arvin Chan confirmed that the DOJ is examining the documents that were received through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The two other individuals named in the formal extradition request, alongside Quiboloy, were Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag. Both were high-ranking administrators of the KOJC and were featured alongside Quiboloy on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. The US Department
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