Troika of corruption
Corruption has been institutionalized; it is so pervasive that when the House of Romualdez passed the 2025 budget bill it contained several pages with blank…
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Corruption has been institutionalized; it is so pervasive that when the House of Romualdez passed the 2025 budget bill it contained several pages with blank…
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To be served numbers, percentages of ‘takes’ and actual comparisons of projects signed, sealed but undelivered is indescribably, indubitably painful.
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In all, Dolor came up with P39 billion set aside for his province that he was never informed about.
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‘This initiative goes beyond just recycling; it represents a fundamental shift in how we approach sustainable growth.’
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‘In the seventh district alone, QM Builders has cornered so many projects.’
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Typical of his recent soundbites, this time Mr. Marcos Jr.’s remarks can’t be cynically dismissed as another lame attempt at populist politicking.
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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‘We must fix what happened in the past. And if cases have to be filed, let’s file the cases.’
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‘Expect easier, faster and more accessible ways to access government services, right at your fingertips.’
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A thinly capitalized contractor that was one of the 15 firms President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. identified as cornering P100 billion worth of projects within three…
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Mystery surrounds the apprehension by police of a 19-year-old man in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA on 4 June allegedly for overspeeding.
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Supporting local businesses is vital, but it should not overshadow the need for transparency and integrity in public works.
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Engr. Lao, a topnotch Mapua graduate and an expert environmental engineer, gave me an album of pictures two months ago showing flooding in various parts of the…
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Ayuda arrives only if your Instagram post is tagged #BBMSeesYou. Your rice is expensive, but at least the press release is cheap.
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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 local government of Manila on Friday disclosed that telecommunications firm Globe Telecom is set to expand its network infrastructure in the capital, with…
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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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Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao pleaded not guilty Thursday in a P4.16-billion graft case related to…
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