Loans unpaid; execs paid 35% kickbacks It was worse than the fertilizer scam. A P10-billion fund meant to help small farmers, fisherfolk and agric
Read MoreVice President Jejomar Binay remains the most trusted among the top officials in government, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey. More than e
Read MoreCITY OF SAN FERNANDO—In one of her last acts in office and one she made before she stepped down, former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez cleared Sen.
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Apparently, our land registration system is more horrible than I imagined. I am told that only about half of the e
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Four years ago, backhoes went to work in Subic, destroying 18 luxury vehicles that were smuggled through the Freepor
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino must assure Japanese investors that his administration is addressing their concerns that include bureaucratic
Read MoreMANILA — The Philippines is seizing record amounts of fake goods, most of them from China, showing the government's commitment to enforcing intellec
Read MoreAfter enjoying a brief taste of freedom, ex-military comptroller Carlos Garcia is back behind bars to serve a two-year sentence. The military convo
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The Integrity Initiative, a pioneering anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by the private sector, took a major le
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Church is the most trusted institution while the government remains the least trusted institution in the country, a recent
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. SINGAPORE - Arrived in this garden city from Kuala Lumpur where I had several meetings on the use of digital media
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Often easily cast in the role of bogeyman in tales of corruption, big business is considered by most to be a mercile
Read MoreNEW YORK – President Benigno Aquino III told American and other business leaders on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that the Philippines was a good count
Read MoreNEW YORK CITY: President Benigno S. Aquino III will keynote an Open Governance forum on the second day of his official visit to the United Sta
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - More than a hundred luxury vehicles are “missing” from the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, and the government could be losing billion
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Over the past few years, the reliability of our land registration system had become one of those things we have le
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino’s satisfaction and trust ratings went up by six and four percentage points, respectively, in the past three m
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The number of government officials and employees found guilty and imprisoned for corruption and other crimes significantly wen
Read MoreTwo warehouse operators have identified Lucio Co of the supermarket chain Puregold Price Club Inc. as the owner of imported goods believed to be par
Read MoreFinance Secretary Cesar Purisima is expected to make a pitch for an investment-grade rating for the Philippines when he meets with executives of cre
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