Monsod: Marcos gov't second most corrupt, budget reforms needed
Former NEDA Director General Solita Monsod has called for sweeping reforms to the national budgeting process, describing the current Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.…
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Former NEDA Director General Solita Monsod has called for sweeping reforms to the national budgeting process, describing the current Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.…
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Senator Ping Lacson bared plans Friday to push for stiffer penalties against those who manipulate witnesses into committing perjury after the recantation of…
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Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that his continued prosecution at the Office of the Ombudsman could no longer be “justified” given the recent change…
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Malacañang rejected concerns that the proposed P3.06-billion allocation for evacuation centers in the 2027 national budget might be used for election or…
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Let us dream of a Philippines where public office is truly public service, every peso is sacred, honesty is natural, and corruption is just a shameful chapter…
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Former soldier Orly Guteza has executed a new affidavit recanting his earlier statement that he delivered suitcases filled with cash to the residence of former…
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As my vehicle struggled through the waist-deep flood, I found myself stuck in traffic for two hours on Visayas Avenue in Quezon City with the water continuing…
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A public that tracks the money before it disappears is harder to rob quietly than one that only asks questions once the floodwaters recede.
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The blueprint for saving lives was available, but it was set aside so a mafia of contractors and their patrons in government could carve up the budget like a…
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After years of spending billions of pesos to manage the floods, how much protection has the public actually received?
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Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants his 2028 successor to continue his administration’s anti-corruption drive. But as Marcos seeks to make the fight against…
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There is cautious optimism that infrastructure projects in H2 2026 and improving business sentiment could support a recovery. But with growth at 2.3 percent,…
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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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The flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment process amplified the economic slowdown in the second quarter, economist and former Bangko Sentral ng…
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BACOLOR, Pampanga — Stranded in flooded dormitories with classes suspended, freshmen at Pampanga State University expressed growing anger Tuesday over…
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Government must ensure that every peso allocated for flood control is accounted for, with real-time transparency and public access to project status.
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A genuine fight against corruption, then, must be a whole-of-nation effort. It needs provincial offices with teeth, digital public bidding that closes the room…
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