
Political uncertainty dampens business confidence
The country’s political noise is weighing on investor and business confidence, adding to concerns over slowing economic growth and weakening consumer spending,…
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The country’s political noise is weighing on investor and business confidence, adding to concerns over slowing economic growth and weakening consumer spending,…
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The idea is not new here. Anti-racketeering bills have been filed since the 1990s but they lapsed for want of urgency.
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Having spent eight years in government, I know that public service is ultimately about responsibility. Positions in government are not privileges. They are a…
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On the matter of corruption, it escapes comprehension why some administrative cases come first while more compelling ones are just frozen in place with no…
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Monsod eventually brought her economic expertise to broadcasting, radio and print, becoming popularly known as ‘Mareng Winnie.’
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Over 200 officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), including all regional directors, are under investigation over the “Slot-for-Sale Recruitment Scam,”…
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That is what travel sometimes does. You leave looking for something new and find, unexpectedly, something you already knew.
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What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered on theft.
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Former NEDA director general Solita Monsod has been highly critical of the current administration, which has faced intense scrutiny since the onset of the…
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Former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Solita Monsod on Wednesday lauded Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla for pursuing corruption…
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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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Continuous training, stronger monitoring and regional cooperation are crucial to sustaining anti-corruption efforts across Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
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Behind the monstrous corruption lurks another tough opponent many have discounted: politics.
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District congressmen got a baseline of P500 million each, partylist representatives from P120 million to P150 million.
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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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Given the climate of corruption, award-winning actor John Arcilla called out netizens who have a penchant for voting for their idols despite allegations of…
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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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