
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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A 30-year-old man was arrested for sexual abuse and statutory rape along S. De Guzman Street in Barangay 165, Malibay, Pasay City, on Friday night.
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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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FPolice arrested a 21-year-old Chinese national Thursday morning after he allegedly assaulted a security guard and destroyed his property at the Mall of Asia…
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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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Marikina 1st District Representative Marcelino Teodoro was indicted by the Department of Justice (DoJ) after prosecutors found probable cause to charge him…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives rescued 41 victims and arrested 11 individuals during 13 operations nationwide from 14 July to 14 August as part of…
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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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