From democracy to kleptocracy
Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is ramping up efforts to modernize housing regulation through a digitalization roadmap aimed…
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Extortion and cumbersome bureaucratic processes (red tape) increase the cost of doing business, discouraging both local and foreign investments.
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The Sablayan facility is one of the bureau’s primary agricultural penal farms.
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Applied to public budgeting, blockchain can create a continuous and verifiable record of how public funds move from appropriation to expenditure.
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Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday floated a proposal to place top government officials, including legislators, under a “no-work, no-pay” policy amid the prolonged…
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Akbayan Partylist Rep. Chel Diokno said efforts to curb political dynasties should also address the partylist system, which he said has become another avenue…
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A House leader said on Saturday that the version of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill approved by the House of Representatives is the most realistic proposal yet…
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Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino pledged to make the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) more accessible to workers while maintaining a balance with…
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He apparently wants something deeper in life — not only for himself, but for the rest of humanity as well. And that is such a laudable attitude.
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Most of those who retired under this law in 2001 and earlier are already dead or are either dying or suffering a life of poverty and deprivation.
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The Canadian government has introduced legislation that would tighten privacy protections by limiting how businesses use personal data to set individualized…
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I imagined what a homeless man must go through, trying to find a corner to rest.
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To the gang of 1986, anything associated with Marcos Sr. was automatically poison.
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Health advocate Dr. Tony Leachon has called for the immediate removal of PhilHealth’s 24-hour confinement requirement following the case of a longtime…
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It may be right for the Blue Eagles men’s basketball team to step back from competition for the coming season.
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The British Embassy in Manila celebrated the birthday of King Charles III and the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the…
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