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Manila: The Philippine Senate has been caught in political shake-up, which has seen Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero unseated ...
Senate head Vicente Sotto III is set to lend his heft to corruption probes and a potential bid for Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial.
Business couple Pacifico and Sarah Discaya accused Philippine congressmen of demanding kickbacks for government flood-control ...
Corruption accusations have fanned protesters’ anger, with calls online for a larger movement mirroring Indonesia’s recent ...
Centreways, one of the 15 state contractors named by President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. in the on-going flood control ...
A wealthy business couple Monday identified several Philippine congressmen and public works officials, alleging they forced ...
Let us not pretend anymore. The general public already knows there is racket involved in the projects — kickbacks, initiative, errata, SOP ‘for the boys.’ That is why, to those who conspire to rob the ...
Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has returned as Senate President, replacing Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero in a swift ...
In a time of turmoil and political upheavals it’s nice to look away from the politics and appreciate good news for a change.
Government contractors are facing intensified scrutiny on two fronts: their political contributions and the execution of ...
When the Philippines assumes the Group Chairmanship of Asean and related summits, it will do so at a particularly turbulent time for the region. The year 2025 ...
The Napoles saga should have been a watershed moment, a call to overhaul how public funds are released and monitored. The Discayas’ continuing ability to secure projects suggests that the lesson was ...