Bribes, brokers and a broken customs system
The importer said he repeatedly asked for a receipt and a clear explanation of where the money would go. He received neither.
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The importer said he repeatedly asked for a receipt and a clear explanation of where the money would go. He received neither.
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Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Ted Herbosa and five other officials are facing multiple corruption complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman. The…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted three alleged victims of human trafficking at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 last Wednesday as…
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I would give two handclaps for Marcos’ promise to run after the DPWH personnel who engineered the invisible and intangible flood control projects, which, in…
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This statement of President Marcos may be considered the first ever open declaration by a sitting president against the illegal insertions by the ‘Scourge of…
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‘I went to the office where the bicam was being held. It was also discussed during the bicameral conference committee meeting.’
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The President’s SONA, in which he expressed a disdain for corruption, was hailed as ‘firm, honest, and long overdue.’
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The weight of each word hung heavily in the hallowed hall of the House of Representatives.
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‘So the people will know how their money was spent, the President vowed an audit and performance review of the projects.’
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Let this moment renew our promise: to uphold the Constitution, to hold wrongdoers accountable, and to safeguard the dignity and rights of every Filipino.
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So this year’s SoNA, many times echoing solutions only dreamed of in the past yet never really accomplished, felt like a balm to wounds healed over and broken…
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The President’s emphasis on flood control projects indicated a reference to the wheeling and dealing that occurred in the bicameral conference committee.
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Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested a Chinese woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after she was found to have…
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Border control agents come up to the Central Valley and just start going onto farms and chasing people down.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Sunday a nearly fourfold increase in the arrest of foreign fugitives, with 268 individuals apprehended from January…
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If the President’s speech ignores these issues, it may go down as another missed moment, another hour of words that failed to meet expectations.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on 27 July reported that it arrested 268 foreign fugitives in the first half of 2025 — nearly four times higher than the number…
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Historically linking healthcare directly to political favors, the Guarantee Letters system embedded corruption and patronage within healthcare delivery.
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