Flood inquiry must produce reforms
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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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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Roads and bridges built with public funds crumbled; the earthquake exposed many as having been constructed without steel reinforcement.
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A press release from Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson arrived Saturday on news desks talking of defective and ghost flood control projects that — outside of the…
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Marcos had pledged that 37 lawmakers, government officials and contractors would be in jail by Christmas 2025. Christmas came and went, but the scandal did not.
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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, according to records from the US Justice…
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Reeling from the tragic fate that befell two student-athletes from Ateneo de Manila University, a lawmaker expressed his intent to conduct an investigation at…
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Rising prices, job insecurity and anemic growth combined signal stagflationary pressures that hit poor and vulnerable households hardest.
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Discaya claimed that he and his family were being used as ‘sacrificial lambs.’
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Cayetano accused former Blue Ribbon chairman Panfilo Lacson of presenting false testimony in earlier flood control investigations.
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Mika Salamanca got candid about dealing with online hate in the latest episode of the digital podcast Hot Takes, where she appeared as guest and shared her…
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The United States has revoked the diplomatic and tourist visas of former House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez amid his alleged involvement in the flood control…
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Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan will remain under hospital arrest at the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Camp Crame…
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The Malolos Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered for the arrest of Curlee Discaya, Sarah Discaya, and other Department of Public Works and Highways over a…
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Some people have a bucket list. Trillanes has a docket list. Some are more interested in who gave Sonny batteries. That’s the real mystery.
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The public is asked to believe that the Senate erupted in a leadership crisis this week for institutional reasons.
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The BRC hearings will provide a platform for testimonies, evidence, accountability and, more importantly, be a litmus test of our nation’s political will.
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