From democracy to kleptocracy
Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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Extortion and cumbersome bureaucratic processes (red tape) increase the cost of doing business, discouraging both local and foreign investments.
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Applied to public budgeting, blockchain can create a continuous and verifiable record of how public funds move from appropriation to expenditure.
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Has Senator Joel Villanueva, having joined the Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, escaped the fate that befell Senator Jinggoy…
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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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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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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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It may be right for the Blue Eagles men’s basketball team to step back from competition for the coming season.
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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 British Embassy in Manila celebrated the birthday of King Charles III and the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the…
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Councilor Arnold T. Divina has been appointed to head the People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) in Caloocan City, according to an announcement released by…
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The true test of independence is not how we commemorate it once a year. It is what we do with the freedom that generations of Filipinos fought to secure.
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It was thought the street-level symbol of oppression was gone for good; now it is back with a vengeance.
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday cast corruption as a modern-day threat to Philippine sovereignty, warning that officials who loot public funds undermine…
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