
Vico: P3-B surplus comes from corruption fight
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has clarified that the P3-billion surplus or savings of the local government should not be considered an accomplishment.
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has clarified that the P3-billion surplus or savings of the local government should not be considered an accomplishment.
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It said it also launched an internal probe to check if other employees may have been involved.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is set to open a formal investigation into alleged irregularities in multi-billion-peso flood control projects this week.
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While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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The number of dengue cases increased in July following the effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Crising, Dante, and Emong.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize a Magna Carta for Government Accountants, defining and protecting the rights,…
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President Marcos had expressed surprise, saying all projects can’t cost exactly P100 million each.
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Marikina City Mayor Marjorie Ann Teodoro on Thursday said that flood control should be a national priority, but one guided by the expertise of local…
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Despite the billions of pesos apparently lost to corruption, Malacañang said the 15 contractors will not be blacklisted until the investigation is completed.
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This led me to wonder when the constitutional body tasked with preventing all this from happening will come into the picture.
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This is a marked departure from the previous rules, which allowed litigants to elevate the RTC’s appellate decision to the Court of Appeals.
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Escudero admitted the company’s owner, Lawrence Lubiano, was a close friend and Centerways contributed P30 million to his 2019 campaign.
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‘This is not a retaliatory statement nor a political maneuver. Rather, it is a sincere attempt to set the record straight.’
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Since PDAF and all forms of pork barrel were ruled violative of the Constitution by the High Tribunal, the operations through the 15 contractors are criminal…
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Malacañang is seriously considering transferring a top-performing Cabinet secretary — known for an unassailable track record and transformative leadership — to…
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Unconscionable local governments have compounded the perennial problem of flooding by foolishly and selfishly setting up flood barriers.
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) will launch a revised protocol for managing cases involving child victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination on…
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