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Crime fighters call the practice of recycling dirty money — which is becoming popular among pork barrel lovers — layering by tapping bank transfers and…
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Crime fighters call the practice of recycling dirty money — which is becoming popular among pork barrel lovers — layering by tapping bank transfers and…
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Until he faces up to the issue, has the courage to clear his name, the brilliant billionaire from Bicol will not be able to rest easy.
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Four senators implicated in the flood control scandal will have to face their peers, as they will be slapped with complaints related to the scandal.
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Yet many see Dizon as a convenient cover for Mr. Marcos, who is threatened with his own ‘Hello Garci’ moment amid the giant kickback anomaly.
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The Metro Manila Subway lost P26 billion in programmed funds while the North-South Commuter Railway was stripped of P31 billion, causing their delay.
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For many Filipinos, simply naming names is not enough; most people are demanding that swift justice be served as soon as possible.
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The people are not looking for another press conference or another committee hearing; they want cases, convictions and consequences.
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The lawmaker was apparently referring to, among others, the President’s cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez, who had been accused of receiving billions of…
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Pressure on the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be ramped up, with protesters calling for the abolition of the Independent Commission for…
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The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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It is becoming clear that a conspiracy to steal public funds occurred, crossing party lines.
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With the scale of the scandal, the groups said swift action was expected from the government, yet indications point to foot-dragging.
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LBC owes the public far more than silence, as its business is not merely to move packages, but also to protect the integrity of what passes through its hands.
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Senator Erwin Tulfo on Monday, 27 October, flagged the common practice of reblocking fine roads, resulting in duplication of government infrastructure projects.
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It is indisputable that beleaguered Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara had billions of pesos at his…
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The names change — from the Fertilizer Fund Scam and the Pork Barrel scandal to the current flood control fraud — but the mechanism of greed remains the same.
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