Names unspoken
A SoNA delivered with two years remaining of a six-year term should be judged not only on how well emergencies were handled, but on how many fewer emergencies…
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flood control scandal
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on flood control scandal.
Still barking up wrong tree?
Where evidence exists, charges should be filed. Where it does not, political rivalry, public suspicion, or participation in budget deliberations cannot…
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Romualdez, Co undergo inquest
The Office of the Ombudsman is set to begin a preliminary investigation into complaints against former Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy…
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Floodgate casts shadow over BBM’s infra legacy
Notably, expelled Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co publicly accused Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez of receiving billions of pesos in kickbacks from…
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Martin tried to flee,Ombudsman claims
Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed to remain in the Philippines as the Ombudsman launched a preliminary investigation into plunder and money…
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MARCOS ABOVE LAW?: Lawmaker says flood-control probe should start at top
They (Romualdez and Escudero) were not charged because, firstly, Marcos must protect his allies and, secondly, because he needs to protect himself.
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Counsel challenges flood scandal claims
Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is ready to face any Ombudsman complaint over the flood control controversy, as his legal counsel insists there is no…
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Lacson cites Taguig inserts amid spat with Cayetano
Senators Panfilo Lacson and Alan Peter Cayetano traded fresh allegations over the multibillion-peso flood control controversy, as the Ombudsman vowed to press…
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Why Sara’s trial and the ‘Floodgate’ probe matter
Think of the government as a massive community cooperative. We, the citizens, are the members who contribute our hard-earned money through taxes.
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Necessity or privilege
These safeguards are intended to preserve public confidence that justice is not being negotiated but pursued. That confidence is now being tested.
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Marcos can’t wash hands off ‘Floodgate’ — Diokno
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said corruption in flood control projects is deeply rooted and defended his administration’s ongoing probe, while former Finance…
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Maleta affidavits signed — Baligod
The affidavits of eight key witnesses in the alleged multibillion-peso flood control scandal have been signed, advancing the Ombudsman’s investigation…
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Central issues in dysfunctional governance
Dysfunctional governance is an anachronism in public administration as a modernizing field, albeit ‘wicked’ is the term used in the lingua franca.
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Witnesses: Luggage for Chiz, poll chief
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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Circle tightens
Rising prices, job insecurity and anemic growth combined signal stagflationary pressures that hit poor and vulnerable households hardest.
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Discaya hints of 150 more Floodgate ‘crocs’
Discaya claimed that he and his family were being used as ‘sacrificial lambs.’
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