Palace: Cabinet secretaries’ link to budget insertions still ‘hearsay’

MANILA, Philippines — The Palace on Wednesday said claims alleging that some Cabinet secretaries were among the proponents of the controversial 2025 infrastructure budget insertions are mere “hearsay” and therefore have “no probative value.” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro made the pronouncements after Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste earlier made the claim, citing documents he