
Prostituted budget
While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao pleaded not guilty Thursday in a P4.16-billion graft case related to…
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Despite the billions of pesos apparently lost to corruption, Malacañang said the 15 contractors will not be blacklisted until the investigation is completed.
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Escudero admitted the company’s owner, Lawrence Lubiano, was a close friend and Centerways contributed P30 million to his 2019 campaign.
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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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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) meticulously reviews generation charges to ensure only fair and lawful costs reach consumers, adhering to regulatory requirements…
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Manila Water Company, Inc. (MWC), led by the Razon group, reported a 15 percent increase in net income to nearly P8 billion in the first half of the year.…
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As for the 14 ongoing projects, Jamora said 91,027 households are to benefit, with a total cost of P2,546,431,479.88.
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Imagine that amount as we relate how massive corruption has been going on for years and the Senate and the House haven’t done anything to address the malady.
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The road tax is on the same level as flood control contracts as a favored source of pork barrel funds.
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As a farmer’s son, I write every article on the condition of farmers with compassion and anger.
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No one watching those Blue Ribbon hearings could walk away thinking this was all just a misunderstanding.
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The pensioners didn’t ask for miracles. They asked for peace of mind. They asked that their last years be gentler.
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A congressman is exposed and, within days, state resources are purportedly deployed not to investigate misconduct, but to identify the photographers who…
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These items are fixed, but their use was manipulated in a way similar to making the blank items appear in the 2025 budget.
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The cracks in a system weakened by corruption have become gaping holes through which we finally see the truth.
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This started with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s State of the Nation Address last week in which he delivered a stinging rebuke of his confreres in public…
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