Solon’s creative accounting
A certain solon somewhere in Metro Manila is reportedly charging the salaries of some staff members and consultants to a local government unit (LGU).
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A certain solon somewhere in Metro Manila is reportedly charging the salaries of some staff members and consultants to a local government unit (LGU).
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Luck can reward either those who work for show, and those who work anyway even when no camera is pointed in their direction.
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In the glittering world of Philippine officialdom, where loyalty to the flag is expected of those serving the public, whispers continue to circulate about the…
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Democracy demands debate, but debate should produce clarity, not more confusion; accountability, not simply another cycle of outrage.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) welcomes the Philippines’ first-place ranking in the Institute of International Finance’s (IIF) 2026 Investor Relations…
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Zamora said the prosecution’s witness schedule remains flexible because testimony, cross-examination and procedural objections could alter the planned sequence…
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Think of the government as a massive community cooperative. We, the citizens, are the members who contribute our hard-earned money through taxes.
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Punishing bad actors matters, but it does not fix a system that keeps generating the same conflicts.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received an unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (CoA) for fiscal year 2025, marking its third consecutive…
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The country does not need another corruption drama with convenient villains. It needs a complete accounting.
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The airport authority itself confirms the debt exists, though it hedges a little, noting that a portion of the figure reflects disputed interest charges. Ah,…
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How that must burn, Rod. How it must eat you alive in whatever dark corner they’ve stuck you. You were so close. Fifteen.
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The Senate, imported from the federalist template of the United States, functions like an ill-fitting architectural appendage grafted onto our centralized…
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Organizers of Sunday’s White Ribbon March demanded that both President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte be held accountable for alleged…
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Through the calls to combat corruption in the country during the White Ribbon March, a lawmaker stressed that it was the time for President Ferdinand Marcos…
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From irrigation to floodwaters to students’ safety, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s week centered on ensuring that all government projects were up and running.
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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla urged Filipinos to actively participate in holding government officials accountable, declaring that the fight against…
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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