Borinquen MadeDated notes on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico news: economy and politics
This desk gathers dated notes on the economy and politics of Puerto Rico, taken from named outlets. It is not the magazine's historical archive. Each note cites its outlet. It is not original reporting.
A dated, sourced desk. Each note names its outlet. It is not original reporting. Figures are those the source published. If sources disagree, both layers are left in place.
Hacienda opens the tax-filing cycle and projects $1,000 million in the Work Credit
The Department of Hacienda enables digital filing in SURI for individual returns with the federalized worker-support incentive.
El Nuevo Día: Molina alleges Tropical Fruit was closing a public access; the Senate dismisses two complaints
Manuel Guillama Capella dates the dismissal February 18, 2026. The photo caption is the access, not the epithet.
San Juan Cruise Port and Puertos begin a dredging and pier-modernization phase
The public-private partnership starts maritime works at the capital bay's piers to receive latest-generation cruise ships.
Vivienda: 2.4 million pa’ terminar casas del programa Tu Ciudad Renace en Ponce
2026-02-10. $2,403,554.30 municipales+estatales remanentes; Tu Ciudad Renace; MoU Centro Luis Biaggi. Cousin 1345.
A Senate commission evaluates amendments to restore private-sector labor benefits
The Senate takes up legislation to shorten the probationary period and raise the accrual of vacation and sick leave repealed in 2017.
HUD puts 5.1 percent on the electrical grant; it is not all of María's money
CDBG-DR table dated February 1, 2026; Slow Spender is a pace label, not a theft finding.
Federal housing: the grant history sets $11.94 billion for Puerto Rico after Maria
As of February 1, 2026, the CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant History allocates $11,938,162,230 to the Commonwealth for Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and $8,285,284,000 in 2015-2017 mitigation funds.
Vivienda federal: el fondo de mitigación de Puerto Rico marcaba 5.8 % dibujado al 1 de febrero
Peg 1 feb 2026. MIT Financial Report: B-18-DP-72-0002 award ~$8.29 billion, balance ~$7.80 billion, Expenditure 5.8 % — ritmo ≠ hurto.
Auditoría federal: agencias de emergencias, vivienda y energía marcan ~$14 billion obligados pa’ la red, con poco desembolso
GAO-26-107772: ~$14 billion obligados (FEMA ~$11.1B; HUD ~$2.3B; DOE ~$937M); COR3 desembolsó ~$2.7B a PREPA — obligado ≠ hurto.
Salud federal: el programa Ryan White Parte C de intervención temprana deja $6,195,761 a once adjudicaciones en Puerto Rico pa’ el año fiscal 2025
2026-02 (Last Reviewed). HRSA Part C EIS FY2025: 11 adjudicaciones PR suman $6,195,761; Total nacional $182,283,411. Cousin 1320.
Salud federal: el programa Ryan White Parte D pa’ mujeres, bebés, niños y jóvenes deja $1,006,147 a dos adjudicaciones en Puerto Rico pa’ el año fiscal 2025
2026-02 (Last Reviewed). HRSA Part D FY2025: 2 adjudicaciones PR suman $1,006,147; Total nacional $71,303,531. Cousin 1331.
Housing completes delivery of more than 8,000 homes rebuilt under the R3 program
The Department of Housing delivers a closing report on the reconstruction and relocation of families harmed by hurricanes Irma and María.
The medical sector and the government ask CMS to correct the Medicare Advantage rate gap
Insurers, hospitals, and doctors warn that the island's base rate is 40% below that of the lowest-income mainland jurisdiction.
HUD OIG: Public Housing did not manage lead paint in 53,700 units; recommendations 1A to 2C remain open
Audit 2026-FW-1001, Jan. 15, 2026; 53,700 units, most built before 1978. A recommendation is not abatement.
Ordinary session opens: energy, permits, and health dominate the legislative messages
The presidents of the legislative bodies set the semester's priorities with warnings to the energy public-private partnerships.
AAA publica en su portal 21 revisiones del Workplan FAASt de proyectos de recuperación
Peg 12 ene 2026. AAA Infraestructura / Recuperación: PRASA FAASt Workplan Initial Submission hasta Twenty-First Revision (docs.pr.gov); Rev 19 Jan2026 en ventana del peg. Workplan ≠ obligado ≠ desembolsado ≠ hurto.
The GDB Liquidation Entity reports on the recovery of public loans
The Fiscal Agency Authority details the collection of municipal claims and the sale of real estate to pay the restructured entity's bondholders.
Junta: aprueban reapportionments de enero 2026, con $3.87 million pa’ VOCA y $1.07 million pa’ Camuy y Peñuelas
Peg 2026-01-08. Letter BUD_DOCS 11969; VOCA $3,869,907; Puertos $1.38 million; Contralor Electoral $0.69 million; Camuy/Peñuelas $1.07 million. Cousin 1299.
Inspectores de Vivienda federal: Puerto Rico aún tiene miles de millones sin gastar en el portafolio de recuperación por desastre
Peg 6 ene 2026. Reporte 2026-FW-0001: portafolio de unos $20.6 billion con unos $15.3 billion sin gastar; el grant eléctrico de 2018 de unos $2 billion sigue con ~$1.91 billion sin gastar — sin gastar ≠ hurto.
Del fondo federal de mitigación de $8.28 billion pa’ Puerto Rico solo se ha gastado un 5.7 %
Peg 1 ene 2026. DRGR MIT: grant B-18-DP-72-0002 award $8.285 billion / balance $7.816 billion / 5.7 % expended — balance ≠ hurto.