MARCOS ABOVE LAW?: Lawmaker says flood-control probe should start at top
They (Romualdez and Escudero) were not charged because, firstly, Marcos must protect his allies and, secondly, because he needs to protect himself.
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They (Romualdez and Escudero) were not charged because, firstly, Marcos must protect his allies and, secondly, because he needs to protect himself.
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Former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez is prepared to face any complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman, with his legal counsel maintaining…
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Senator Panfilo Lacson insinuated the existence of a multibillion-peso flood control project irregularity in Taguig City, the bailiwick of Senator Alan Peter…
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday rejected calls to "relax," insisting the Senate can continue its flood control investigation even as it conducts the…
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Think of the government as a massive community cooperative. We, the citizens, are the members who contribute our hard-earned money through taxes.
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These safeguards are intended to preserve public confidence that justice is not being negotiated but pursued. That confidence is now being tested.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. cannot distance himself from the multibillion-peso “Floodgate” controversy because he had the constitutional authority to strike…
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A day after Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano revealed that the affidavits of the eight supposed bagmen of former congressman Zaldy Co remained unsigned, Atty.…
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The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday defended its decision to turn former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan into a state witness, saying the move is aimed…
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The Office of the Ombudsman has moved to drop plunder and graft charges against former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan…
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Dysfunctional governance is an anachronism in public administration as a modernizing field, albeit ‘wicked’ is the term used in the lingua franca.
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Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday warned lawyer Levito Baligod that he could face another case after the latter claimed on social media that…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a…
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Extortion and cumbersome bureaucratic processes (red tape) increase the cost of doing business, discouraging both local and foreign investments.
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Has Senator Joel Villanueva, having joined the Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, escaped the fate that befell Senator Jinggoy…
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Ongoing investigations into a multibillion-peso flood control scandal in the Philippines must lead to deep institutional reforms rather than just the…
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One witness said he was part of a convoy that transported four suitcases to a residence in New Manila identified as Escudero’s.
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