Nosy Tarsee overheard House leaders lambasting the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) over the agency’s alleged failure to vet hundreds of billions of…
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Every peso lost to fraud is a peso denied to communities left vulnerable to climate change and rising flood risks.
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‘It’s not just the contractors who must be held accountable, but also the professional officials and employees of the DPWH.’
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There is no time to lose; the nation could enter a vicious cycle where poverty fuels corruption, and corruption in turn entrenches poverty, relegating the…
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Until the cost of clinging to power becomes greater than the cost of stepping down, the Philippines will remain trapped in a cycle where public office is…
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested two Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) employees inside their office Monday for allegedly soliciting a…
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A lawmaker on Wednesday pressed the Commission on Audit (CoA) to harmonize its document retention policy with the statute of limitations for corruption cases,…
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said 67 members of the House of Representatives were identified as having “proven interests” in…
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Once respected for their political insight and influence, both beleaguered gentlemen in Congress now find themselves in the midst of a public spectacle.
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The common hunting phrase ‘hunt high and low’ means that we must thoroughly search in every possible nook and cranny.
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The insertions were made in Congress, which means they couldn’t have been done by accident.
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Lawmakers in the 20th Congress met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government leaders Tuesday to discuss legislative priorities, even as both…
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The government has blocked an attempt by companies linked to resigned Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co to deregister three helicopters,…
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Two senators on Tuesday called for more people-centered, sustainable, and transparent infrastructure projects to meet the evolving needs of Filipinos,…
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It seems last week’s testimony of sacked former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo unwittingly put Chiz in the spotlight with his alleged involvement in the…
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These days, that natural joie de vivre of our race and culture may well be gone, knowing now how the public trust has been severely and systematically abused,…
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BEIJING (AFP) — China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said.
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