Flood inquiry must produce reforms
Ongoing investigations into a multibillion-peso flood control scandal in the Philippines must lead to deep institutional reforms rather than just the…
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Ongoing investigations into a multibillion-peso flood control scandal in the Philippines must lead to deep institutional reforms rather than just the…
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Anyone who helped Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa evade arrest after the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant against him became public may be held…
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Former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday vowed to continue pursuing the truth behind the alleged anomalies involving billions of pesos in flood…
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A senator and his father have reportedly been sweating over reports that plunder charges linked to flood control projects in their home province could soon…
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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…
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Former Quezon City Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday defended his role in a controversial public hearing featuring alleged former aides of ex-Ako Bicol…
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One witness said he was part of a convoy that transported four suitcases to a residence in New Manila identified as Escudero’s.
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I imagined what a homeless man must go through, trying to find a corner to rest.
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A group of alleged former bodyguards and security aides of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co on Tuesday expanded their allegations of a supposed…
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The Sandiganbayan Second Division ordered for the preventive suspension of Senator Jinggoy Estrada over his case of graft linked to the multibillion peso flood…
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The Senate leadership plans to take legal action against businessman and former lawmaker Mike Defensor for allegedly meddling in the upper chamber's internal…
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The Office of the Ombudsman is looking to learn investigative best practices from its Southeast Asian counterparts as it continues pursuing cases linked to the…
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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…
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Dionisio believes each issue is both a governance failure to diagnose and a teaching moment the public cannot afford to ignore.
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Roads and bridges built with public funds crumbled; the earthquake exposed many as having been constructed without steel reinforcement.
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A press release from Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson arrived Saturday on news desks talking of defective and ghost flood control projects that — outside of the…
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The common thread linking the drowned athletes, the displaced families in GenSan, the sweltering households, and the victims of manmade floods is a deep,…
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‘I think that will again spike the prices more than anything else. Anything that happens there affects the prices. If there’s a declaration (of full closure)…
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