
Marcos wants subpoena powers for flood commission
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is committed to granting the proposed independent commission on flood control subpoena powers powers…
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is committed to granting the proposed independent commission on flood control subpoena powers powers…
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Legislators cutting each other off in mid-sentence and arguing with one another left spectators to cast doubts whether these inquiries aim to uncover the truth…
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Insofar as the public is concerned, no amount of sheer denial, self-serving narrative, or subterfuge could erase their belief as to the real actors, players,…
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Escudero’s fall from the Senate presidency on Monday, replaced by Tito Sotto, should underscore the depth of the scandal that cost him his post.
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Centerways secured P5.16 billion in flood control contracts from 2021 to 2024, with many projects concentrated in Sorsogon, Escudero’s home province.
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‘We are ahead of target. We have completed about 26 percent of what we committed under the plan.’
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BAGUIO CITY — “Their greed is too much, and it has no end.”
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Architects, engineers and developers must see themselves as ecosystem builders.
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At the end of the day, the onus is on the President to see to it that all these public investigations result in something positive and significant.
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If the contractor has no enforceable obligation because the project was a sham or fraudulent, then the surety company cannot be made to pay either.
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Sorsogon is small. Everyone knows who gets the contracts, who moves the cement, who digs the rivers.
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The Senate exists under an Old Boys’ Club system that shields its members from accountability, while the House suffers the consequences as it is a perennial…
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As anti-corruption sentiment grows across the country, Black Friday Protest organizers are urging supporters to stay the course — peacefully.
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‘This mechanism will safeguard public interest, ensure accountability and maintain stakeholder confidence.’
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Nosy Tarsee sniffed around the government-owned People’s Television Network (PTV-4) and smelled the stink in several corners.
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Exposing anomalies in government has become a daily pursuit of a public awakened to the fact that corrupt practices should be stamped out, as another…
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