The woman who in August found the P10-billion pork barrel scandal “appalling” (kahindik-hindik) now says her agency has looked into the alleged misuse
Read MorePUBLIC SATISFACTION with the Aquino administration has hit a new high, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) yesterday reported, with improvements also se
Read MoreIN order to improve water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, the national government is mulling over the creation of a body or a new regulatory
Read MoreInequality—or the gap between the rich and the poor—in the Philippines could be worse as the household-income surveys are probably not that accurate d
Read More19 September 2013, Thursday/ 8am-2pm Rizal Ballroom Makati Shangri-La / Manila, Philippines The summit features the significant progre
Read MoreThree things need to be done to banish the pork barrel scam: (1) identify, investigate, prosecute and penalize the scammers; (2) recover as much of th
Read MoreIt’s been almost two months now since the pork barrel scam was first reported by the Inquirer. The newsworthiness of this event has been unusually pro
Read MoreSingapore – Captains of industry from the ASEAN region gathered in Singapore Friday at the inaugural of Network ASEAN Forum (NAF) to discuss issues th
Read MoreOne of the best-kept secrets of the Inquirer may now be told. The “Deep Throat” behind the newspaper’s 1996 award-winning exposé on the graft-ridde
Read MoreThe House of Representatives on Wednesday began its deliberations on the P2.268 trillion budget. The committee on appropriations, led by its newly-
Read MoreEconomic changes appear to be accelerating. The liberalization of industry ownerships via constitutional amendments is snowballing in Congress. More a
Read MoreNINE PRIORITY legislative measures have been identified by the Cabinet’s economic development cluster ahead of the 16th Congress’ opening next week.
Read MoreThe country’s biggest business groups and the Joint Foreign Chambers have asked the Aquino administration to implement critical and strategic measures
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A New York-based policy institute has said that the country’s management of its mineral resources has made “meaningful progress”
Read MoreTHE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has released funds to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission in line with the southern peace process.
Read MoreMANILA — Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a $1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend his country's maritime territory agai
Read MorePresident Aquino has a ready answer for those tirelessly reviving Charter change (Cha-cha) at every opportunity: No. Aquino thumbed down Cha-cha an
Read MoreIt would be easy for a P-Noy apologist to claim he was the big winner in the mid-term election. After all, the senatorial candidates he endorsed won 9
Read MoreThe results of the May 13 elections gave President Aquino a mandate to consolidate his control of both houses of Congress in the midterm of his office
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINE Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has put together a list of laws it hopes the next Congress will pass in order to increase inves
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