El Salvador’s draft general budget for 2027 amounts to US$12,421 million, 17.7% more than the budget approved for 2026. The increase may seem like good news, but a larger budget does not by itself guarantee water, food, health or care. To know whether it will...
The approval of an authorization for the Directorate of Municipal Works (DOM) to transfer 50 heavy trucks, acquired with public funds, to Constructora El Salvador sparked nearly two hours of discussion between the ruling party and the opposition yesterday afternoon,...
Residents of Espíritu Santo Island, in Puerto El Triunfo, Usulután, arrived this morning at the First Court Against Organized Crime of San Miguel to express their support for two women originally from the community, accused of the crime of illicit associations over...
The Regional Rights Observatory (ORD) expressed its concern over the public complaint made by lawyer Roxana Cardona, who reported that on October 12 two agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) appeared at her home, requested her Unique Identity Document (DUI),...
The National Association of Veterans and Former Combatants of the FMLN, ANVEGEFMLN, spoke out about the lack of a confirmed date for the hearing of the veterans of the Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz. The two previously scheduled hearings were postponed, one due...
Berta Medrano, executive director of Asociación Gaia El Salvador, noted that the country has only 2.57% of its territory declared as a protected natural area and questioned the lack of budget, staff, and transparency to meet the international commitments. El Salvador...
