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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Without congressional authorization on the funds, even fully disbursed foreign loans sit inert.e
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After the SC struck down the Priority Development Assistance Fund in 2013, the crooks in government became innovative. They devised ways for discretionary…
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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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The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued oral arguments on the constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations, with justices probing whether the budget…
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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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Counsel for the petitioners observed that ‘UAs ballooned to a very high amount compared with the years before 2024,’ revealing a transformation in how…
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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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The Supreme Court on Tuesday subjected the government's unprogrammed appropriations system to intense scrutiny, with several justices and experts questioning…
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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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Budget documents run thousands of pages long and are filled with technical language that can be difficult for the public to decipher.
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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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The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) will convene soon to reassess its economic targets in light of the Middle East conflict’s widespread…
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