Daily Tribune
Extortion and cumbersome bureaucratic processes (red tape) increase the cost of doing business, discouraging both local and foreign investments.
Art Besana · · 2 min read
Enduring corruption in the country, particularly in the government-led infrastructure projects, remains concerning for Swedish firms operating in the country,…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read
TABUK CITY, Kalinga — An anti-corruption watchdog is demanding a comprehensive site inspection of the P125-million Makilo Bridge Replacement Project before its…
Aldwin Quitasol · · 1 min read
TABUK CITY, Kalinga — Anti-corruption watchdog SAVE Kalinga Inc. has called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a comprehensive…
Aldwin Quitasol · · 2 min read
Has Senator Joel Villanueva, having joined the Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, escaped the fate that befell Senator Jinggoy…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
Ongoing investigations into a multibillion-peso flood control scandal in the Philippines must lead to deep institutional reforms rather than just the…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read
The Office of the Ombudsman is looking to learn from the investigative practices of other Southeast Asian countries as it pursues cases linked to the…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read
Former Quezon City Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday defended his role in a controversial public hearing featuring alleged former aides of ex-Ako Bicol…
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
One witness said he was part of a convoy that transported four suitcases to a residence in New Manila identified as Escudero’s.
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
I imagined what a homeless man must go through, trying to find a corner to rest.
Dinah S. Ventura · · 2 min read
Every time a corruption scandal breaks, Filipinos hear the same numbers thrown around—millions here, billions there. The figures are often so large that they…
Jasper Dawang · · 5 min read
Dionisio believes each issue is both a governance failure to diagnose and a teaching moment the public cannot afford to ignore.
Via Bianca Ramones · · 3 min read
Roads and bridges built with public funds crumbled; the earthquake exposed many as having been constructed without steel reinforcement.
DT · · 2 min read
The common thread linking the drowned athletes, the displaced families in GenSan, the sweltering households, and the victims of manmade floods is a deep,…
Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor · · 4 min read
Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday cast corruption as a modern-day threat to Philippine sovereignty, warning that officials who loot public funds undermine…
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
Administration after administration promised reform. Some delivered progress. Many fell short. Corruption survived.
DT · · 2 min read
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Wednesday warned police applicants against trying to buy their way into the…
Jing Villamente · · 2 min read
Former lawmaker Mike Defensor failed to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday despite a subpoena requiring him to attend an…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read
