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Trump’s Mideast muddle could play into Xi’s hands at planned summit

BEIJING – China will be in a stronger position to extract concessions from Donald Trump when the US president finally visits Beijing after becoming...

Court grants AMLC petition to freeze ex-Sec Bonoan’s assets

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has issued a freeze order on the assets of former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan...

The algorithm and the flood

"Anti-corruption investigations in the Philippines have a long history of starting with thunder and ending with a whimper" EVERY rainy season in the Philippines tells...

Lacson: CA member asked for projects in exchange for Bonoan confirmation

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is investigating a list of flood control and other infrastructure projects allegedly proposed by a member of Commission on...

Baligod 18 delivered cash to solon during Speaker Velasco’s time

ONE of the alleged cash deliveries involving the purported 18 former Marines took place during the term of former President Rodrigo Duterte, according to...

ICI closes shop on March 31–Chairman Reyes

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) announced Friday it is concluding its operations after transferring all documents, evidence, and findings concerning the multibillion flood...

‘Baligod 18’ goes underground; NBI issues subpoenas

A GROUP of 18 retired Marines consisting the so-called “Baligod 18” has reportedly gone into hiding following claims of death threats. United People’s Initiative (UPI)...

Rehabilitating the DPWH

"Leadership by example, therefore, cannot be over emphasized in eradicating or eliminating corruption" AS OF now, it is almost certainly safe to say that the...

A precarious world

WE SHOULD view the conflict currently raging in the Middle East in many ways, because it will affect us in many ways. For a geopolitical...

Filipinos protest corruption on EDSA 40th anniversary

Manila, Philippines—Philippine protesters took to the streets Wednesday on the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power revolution, aiming their anger at a corruption scandal...

Lacson warns vs. destab attempt

MALACAÑANG on Wednesday dismissed as a “lousy script” the allegations raised by lawyer Levi Baligod and 18 former security staff of ex-Ako Bicol party-list...

Decline in PH corruption rankings

The Philippines’ continued decline in global corruption rankings, now for the third consecutive year, reflects both the persistence of systemic governance challenges and the...

Sandiganbayan enters not guilty plea for Revilla over flood control raps

Former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. on Monday did not enter a plea when arraigned, prompting the Sandiganbayan Third Division to enter a plea...

SC directs Ombudsman, ICI to answer Co’s petition

The Supreme Court (SC) said Friday it directed Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to comment on the petition...
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