Anointment of 2028 bet faces integrity paradox
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants his 2028 successor to continue his administration’s anti-corruption drive. But as Marcos seeks to make the fight against…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants his 2028 successor to continue his administration’s anti-corruption drive. But as Marcos seeks to make the fight against…
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There is cautious optimism that infrastructure projects in H2 2026 and improving business sentiment could support a recovery. But with growth at 2.3 percent,…
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The very projects intended to protect Filipinos from nature’s fury appear to have been turned by some into a feeding trough for plunderers, an opportunity to…
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The flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment process amplified the economic slowdown in the second quarter, economist and former Bangko Sentral ng…
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BACOLOR, Pampanga — Stranded in flooded dormitories with classes suspended, freshmen at Pampanga State University expressed growing anger Tuesday over…
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Government must ensure that every peso allocated for flood control is accounted for, with real-time transparency and public access to project status.
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A genuine fight against corruption, then, must be a whole-of-nation effort. It needs provincial offices with teeth, digital public bidding that closes the room…
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Kickbacks are illegal; it is a fact, but who is to stop this practice when it has become almost institutional?
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The price tag, charged to the government, is six to eight times what the material actually costs.
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The zarzuela, which is meant to lift the profile of the administration while getting back at political foes, has the overall effect of rewarding grand-scale…
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Investigators should ‘piece together’ whatever information could be established, even if only five to 10 percent of the former bodyguards’ claims ultimately…
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The suitcase story needs to be investigated, not demolished, amid a wave of coordinated attacks by allies of those who have been implicated.
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The decision to put off the investigation is to prevent the Ombudsman’s ongoing probe from being prejudiced.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has filed nine counts of graft against Tarlac 3rd District Representative Noel Rivera over his alleged conflict of interest in…
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The investigator, who got too close to the flame — like the moth in Jose Rizal’s story that burned its wings and fell — was relegated to being an adviser.
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Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan had discretion over a P10-billion lump-sum fund set aside supposedly for lawmakers seeking…
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BDO Unibank Inc. is celebrating its 50th anniversary by launching a nationwide thanksgiving raffle that will give more than 250 customers a chance to win…
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When the powerful are released and the witnesses are silenced, the message is unmistakable: the system protects its own.
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