
Accountability and political leverage
Christmas has come and gone with still no big fish rotting in jail—save for former Senator Bong Revilla.
LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ. · · 3 min read
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Christmas has come and gone with still no big fish rotting in jail—save for former Senator Bong Revilla.
LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ. · · 3 min read

This time, I have to agree with him — and his lawyers — when they cry to high heavens that this administration is persecuting him.
Ferdinand Topacio · · 3 min read

The Philippines is currently suffering from a credibility crisis in the wake of corruption scandals hounding the Marcos Jr. administration last year, according…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

Senator Chiz Escudero and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez will not be included in the list of key officials to face criminal and administrative charges to be…
Edjen Oliquino · · 4 min read

SOFIA (AFP) — Bulgarian prosecutors on Wednesday said they have opened an investigation and conducted searches after beauty salon customers complained that…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read

The Sandiganbayan Third Division has denied the request of detained former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla to be held at the Philippine National Police Custodial…
Alvin Murcia · · 2 min read

DAKAR (AFP) — Anger is mounting in Senegal over the alleged use of expired materials in sanitary pads and diapers by a leading Chinese firm, which denies any…
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

TIRANA, Albania (AFP) — Albanian prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 33 people for suspected involvement in the trafficking of toxic waste that…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read

A former senior official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is being accused of running multiple fraudulent schemes that allegedly…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

Some truths come out slowly, reluctantly, sometimes only after long pauses and difficult follow-ups.
Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV · · 2 min read

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a $17-billion corruption scandal,…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read

She cited instances in which payments for most infrastructure contracts, not just flood control, were frozen.
DT · · 3 min read

The filing of delinquency charges on tax payments is a potent weapon to jail crooks and prevent them from exploiting the slow grind of justice for their…
DT · · 3 min read

Fourth-quarter GDP growth plunged to 3.0 percent, far below the already downgraded 3.9 percent posted in the previous quarter. Adverse weather disruptions…
Toby Magsaysay · · 4 min read

The entire executive committee of Malaysia’s football association resigned on Wednesday, the latest blow in a damaging eligibility row over forged documents…
DT · · 1 min read

She was found to have accepted lavish bribes from the cult-like Unification Church — including a Chanel bag and a Graff necklace.
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

The credit ratings agency said it expects 2025 GDP growth to settle at 5.1 percent, below the 5.5 to 6.5 percent target range set by the Development Budget…
Toby Magsaysay · · 1 min read

A scandal that appears worse than the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) fiascos combined is being glossed…
DT · · 2 min read
