NIA chief admits anomalies cause protracted delays in infra projects
The acting chief of the Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Thursday admitted that there was corruption in the agency. Testifying at ...
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Smuggling, corruption: Will they ever end?
Senate probe in ‘aid of legislation;? My gulay, they are becoming a comedy of errors One of the most applauded ...
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Senators to probe if negligence, corruption led to capsized boat
Senators are demanding accountability for the July 27 Laguna Lake capsizing in which 27 people died, with Senator Grace Poe ...
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Ejercito: Automation will be needed to fight, end corruption at Customs
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday said modernizing and automating the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will address corruption in ...
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As PNP shuffles, CIDG-NCR chief denies sacking
The chief of the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Metro Manila denied he was sacked over allegations ...
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No significant decline in corruption levels
"More than 8,000 American Peace Corps volunteers have served in the Philippines since 1961, working side-by-side with Filipinos to promote ...
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PhilMech chief vows more agency changes
Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) head Dr. Dionisio G. Alvindia vowed to initiate more changes at the agency ...
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Governance, the economy, and the private sector
"It is the duty of elected and career officials of government to ensure that disbursement of the people’s money will ...
Read moreCesspool of corruption
"Can the former military official hack it as the head of the Bureau of Corrections? That remains to be seen" ...
Read more‘Rampant’ corruption
"With the national budget getting bigger year after year, that means there’s more taxpayers’ money going down the drain and ...
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