Here are the news from Headstart this October 9, 2025.

Headlines:
– Ombudsman restores public SALN access, Romualdez denies kickbacks.
– Malacañang allays fears over ₱243B unprogrammed funds.
– INTERVIEW: Rep. Chel Diokno on the dangers of unprogrammed funds in the 2026 budget.
– Diokno: Why are foreign-assisted projects under unprogrammed funds?
– Diokno on delayed COVID health workers’ pay and non-operational DOH centers.
– Diokno calls for an open and transparent Bicameral Conference Committee.
– Diokno on the ICI’s limitations and the restoration of public SALN access.
– Will there still be pork in the 2026 budget?
– NEWS REPORT: Former Speaker Martin Romualdez faces ICI probe.
– INTERVIEW: Fmr. Gov. Chavit Singson on unfinished Vigan bypass road.
– Singson: “No more funds for that project.”
– Singson calls issue a “diversionary tactic,” makes counter-allegations.
– Singson challenges the ICI to investigate Ilocos Norte.
– Karen Davila wraps up the interviews

With Reports from:
Karen Davila

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