Untouchable budget queen?
Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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To follow the rules mechanically, without recognizing their abuse, would reward political maneuvering and punish merit.
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Our Congress is full of dynastic families, and while some of the younger ones cannot yet be judged on their abilities or leadership, it makes people wonder if…
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Turning one into a state witness requires meeting specific criteria — including being the least guilty.
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Although there is a seeming commitment to hold everyone liable, the magnitude and complexity of the issue would not allow that.
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When loans get suspended over corruption fears, and officials respond with deflections, it’s the poor who pay the price.
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The ODA is a highly concessional loan, which is practically a donation to the country for its development goals. However, the government needs to raise…
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NEW YORK (AFP) — National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver said there will be no rush to judgment by the league on allegations that the…
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NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro — A P57.2-million flood control project in Barangay Bukal here has partially collapsed less than two years after its completion,…
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The Discaya couple, Curlee and Sara, will have their day in court — at least that’s how their family lawyer and spokesperson, Cornelio Samaniego III, sees it.
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Corruption is not without a price. Each day that we fail to act on it, we are paying a social and economic cost, to this country’s future and the next…
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Pinoy showbiz is now starkly entangled with the alleged politics of corruption with the billions of funds intended for flood control in the country.
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Whoever spills all the beans and has the juiciest details with corroborating resibo will probably get the best deal.
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For citizens who pay their taxes and countries that extend funding support to our nation, these revelations are rage-inducing, yes, but more than anything,…
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The campaign donation to Escudero was exacerbated by Lubiano’s having two brothers in public office in Sorsogon, where most of Centerways’ flood control…
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Escudero’s credibility on the issue has been questioned following his admission that he received P30 million in campaign funds during the 2022 elections from…
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Escudero’s fall from the Senate presidency on Monday, replaced by Tito Sotto, should underscore the depth of the scandal that cost him his post.
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