Victory for Phl sports
Why did a private entity take charge of the billions in public funds when a legitimate government agency was fully equipped to handle it?
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corruption
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Rain, rain, go away…
The very projects intended to protect Filipinos from nature’s fury appear to have been turned by some into a feeding trough for plunderers, an opportunity to…
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What‘s in a name? Jokes and more jokes
So now, we build the ark. An ark for the Filipino who works, pays taxes, and asks only for a government that serves him.
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Force for change
The figures show that the majority of the population, by religious affiliation, are supposed to adhere to the 10 Commandments and the Holy Bible.
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Head above water
Kickbacks are illegal; it is a fact, but who is to stop this practice when it has become almost institutional?
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Same racket, different strokes
The price tag, charged to the government, is six to eight times what the material actually costs.
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‘P*tang in* naman o!’
Dizon’s outburst may be the most honest assessment anyone has offered. But honesty from a Cabinet secretary isn’t a fix.
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Deflection drowns nation
The Philippines’ devastating floods have exposed alleged corruption in flood-control projects, while calls for accountability remain overshadowed by political…
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Trash talk
Questions are being raised over whether corruption probes targeting local officials are part of a genuine anti-corruption drive or being used to settle…
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Tossing crumbs after a P1-T feast
The zarzuela, which is meant to lift the profile of the administration while getting back at political foes, has the overall effect of rewarding grand-scale…
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Ombudsman flags garbage contracts
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla flags alleged corruption in local garbage collection and waste management, urging LGUs and citizens to report wrongdoing…
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Smoke, mirrors commission
The investigator, who got too close to the flame — like the moth in Jose Rizal’s story that burned its wings and fell — was relegated to being an adviser.
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Corruption concerns weakened investment, Phl growth — World Bank
The World Bank said corruption concerns slowed Philippine economic growth by weakening investor confidence and delaying public infrastructure projects,…
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Witness: BONOAN handled P10-B fund
State witness Eduardo Bernardo testified that alleged bid-rigging and kickback schemes tainted DPWH infrastructure projects, claiming lawmakers sought project…
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Reckoning stops short
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has spent a year positioning himself as the exposer of “Floodgate,” not a subject of it, but the paper trail does not cooperate…
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Jail corrupt sportsmen
For the past several years, the mystery surrounding the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee Foundation Inc. remained unsolved.
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