Comelec digs up poll skeletons
The trail to the collusion of certain members of Congress and contractors, involving the slicing and dicing of pork barrel funds through substandard flood…
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The trail to the collusion of certain members of Congress and contractors, involving the slicing and dicing of pork barrel funds through substandard flood…
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This flood will never recede unless the thieves are named, charged, and punished — including the congressmen who helped rig the system.
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In all, Dolor came up with P39 billion set aside for his province that he was never informed about.
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The shoddy flood control projects, it turns out, are the racket of some members of Congress and the DPWH, with Bulacan the focal point for the pilferage of…
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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The next Ombudsman must not only chase after the corrupt but also demonstrate how good governance is achievable and sustainable.
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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Supporting local businesses is vital, but it should not overshadow the need for transparency and integrity in public works.
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Engr. Lao, a topnotch Mapua graduate and an expert environmental engineer, gave me an album of pictures two months ago showing flooding in various parts of the…
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The proposal to make the budget process transparent was contained in several previous bills that did not even reach the committee report level.
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‘Integrity is the invisible currency of our markets. It underwrites every transaction, every investment, every decision.’
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The ampaw project in Calumpit, Bulacan in which the substandard structure was not hidden from President Marcos was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Her appointment is seen to bolster the board’s expertise in governance, compliance, and stakeholder risk management – critical areas as SM Prime continues to…
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President Marcos had expressed surprise, saying all projects can’t cost exactly P100 million each.
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Since PDAF and all forms of pork barrel were ruled violative of the Constitution by the High Tribunal, the operations through the 15 contractors are criminal…
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