Tag: Corruption
Retired generals to BBM: ‘probe plunderers, stop corruption’
Twenty-three retired generals and colonels have signed the petition so far. Active duty officers are proscribed from political actions
Floods worsen as corruption widens
Flood controls are political dynasties’ favorite pork barrel. Lawmakers and local kinsmen divvy up the money via three scams
How a new corruption euphemism contributed to the Laguna de Bay...
Other corruption-related words that have become bywords in political discussions are “tong-pats”, “bukol”, “padulas”, “for the boys”
Corruption, not soldiers’ pensions will cause Diokno’s ‘fiscal collapse’
"The economy will soon snap from plunder... Workers will be laid off. Poverty and hunger will spread. Civil unrest will ensue."
Magalong: Has corruption become the norm?
“Is corruption now the norm in government?” Magalong asks. “Shouldn’t Filipinos demand accountability from their officials?”
Opisyal ng CBCP, duda sa pagpapawalang sala kay Napoles
It’s of course a tremendous surprise to learn about her acquittal. But public opinion... is totally different from a court decision
Filipinos practicing how to live rich
We Filipinos have always wanted to be rich. We’ve been practicing how to live rich.
If not videoed, ‘destroyed’ contraband can be recycled
Something’s missing in the picture. What happened to the onions?
Decades of flood controls yet we’re still underwater
Congressional pork barrels are mainly in Flood Management Programs. Rivers are to be dredged, but none actually takes place.
Church will remain vigilant vs corruption, human rights abuses, says Catholic...
“We will also remain vigilant and critical to all forms of corruption, mishandling of public funds and violations of human rights”