Farm to pocket racket
Crooks and crocodiles in government have reverted to the old reliable farm-to-market roads (FMR) for kickbacks in the 2026 budget after flood control projects…
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Crooks and crocodiles in government have reverted to the old reliable farm-to-market roads (FMR) for kickbacks in the 2026 budget after flood control projects…
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Amusingly, though, the DoJ subsequently issued a press release saying the department has not received or reviewed any affidavit from Henry Alcantara retracting…
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The past year saw the most spectacular display of how corruption can bring down a nation where self-gratification in the political sphere gets priority over…
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The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) attributed the increase in the unemployment rate in November 2025 compared to the same month a year…
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The survey covered 799 executives across 81 economies 43 percent of whom said doing business had become more difficult compared with 2024. Nearly four in ten…
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Developing economies face uneven prospects, with many constrained by limited fiscal space, high debt burdens, and exposure to climate-related shocks. While…
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The Marcos Jr. administration must get to the bottom of the ongoing corruption scandal stemming from anomalous flood control projects to revive market…
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Martinez said that as of Saturday, no written or verbal recantation has been officially communicated to the DoJ.
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Successful investigations and governance reforms addressing corruption are critical to restoring investor confidence in capital markets, according to…
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The adverse results came despite high-profile resignations, ongoing investigations, and persistent nationwide protests.
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The world must now prepare for an America that acts not as a leader of a system, but as a unilateral actor in a zero-sum game.
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When the theft is this bold and the suffering is this real, silence isn’t neutrality. It’s siding with the thief because speaking up is messy and inconvenient.
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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) projects the Philippines’ real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5.7 percent in…
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Despite resignations, investigations, and nationwide protests, corruption remains a pervasive concern for Filipinos, with nearly all adults saying it is…
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Officials from the DPWH MIMAROPA region allegedly involved in flood control irregularities in Oriental Mindoro faced the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on…
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Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) Intelligence Officer III Paul Oliver Pacunayen, chief of the CIIS Field Station at the Port of Manila was…
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Mendoza said ghost projects were a natural starting point for investigation since liability was easier to establish — tax returns declaring project costs could…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to depart for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, next week for a working visit, Malacañang announced Thursday.
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