Duterte expressed concern that leaving budget items blank amounts to giving “blank checks” to government officials, which he believes is illegal and could lead to corruption. “Kayong nasa bureaucracy ...

The ex-CEO of the blank-check company that combined with Donald Trump’s social media platform persuaded a judge to pause ...

The mayor walked back the comment Wednesday. “There’s no such thing as a blank check when it comes to city capital projects,” Wu said during an appearance on “Java with Jimmy.” ...

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday dismissed as “lies” the claims of former president Rodrigo Duterte that ...

“There can’t be a blank check on this, however, because people want to make sure that as rebuilding occurs, as things go on in California, they have to be resilient so that these sorts of ...

“We resented so much ‘yung impression that the President was given a blank check. We had nothing to do with that; it’s an internal matter within Congress. That’s why we respect the ...