To further boost transparency and curb corruption, the Joint Foreign Chambers is pushing for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information Bil
Read MoreThis is an article repost. ELEVEN Cabinet secretaries and two critical bureau heads have signed the private sector-initiated Integrity Pledge that bi
Read MoreAiming to save 35 percent from government expenditures, the Aquino administration has ordered a cost-cutting in the purchase of office supplies,
Read MoreThis is an article repost. A REVISED version of the Freedom of Information (FoI) bill has been completed by a Palace technical working group (TWG) an
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE PRIVATE SECTOR remains “less than healthy” and “continuing weaknesses” should be resolved if the Philippines wants to
Read MoreThis is an article repost. HIGHER economic growth can be achieved if the business climate improves and government tax efforts are intensified, the In
Read MoreThis is a reposted editorial piece. A year into the Aquino administration, human rights continue to be violated with impunity by government forces in
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines—Eleven members of the Aquino Cabinet have signed the Integrity Pledge, effectively joining a private s
Read MoreTo achieve its “fighting target” of 7-8% growth per year under its term, the new administration is betting on a few key initiatives and the continue
Read MoreCorruption has absolutely nothing to do with culture and everything to do with political and personal will. Those who point to traditions and histo
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III Tuesday told state auditors—“the eyes of the bureaucracy,” in his words—that they could now do their job of safeguarding
Read MoreThe recent discovery of hot cars and big bikes in Cagayan de Oro City and Bukidnon exposed a system of corruption embedded at the Bureau of Customs th
Read MoreBy Ky D. Johnson On February 19, the results of the ninth Enterprise Survey on Corruption in the Philippines were released to the public. As ca
Read MoreClose to 500 local companies have signed the Integrity Pledge, a multi-organization initiative that aims to elevate integrity standards in doing busin
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal launched a WikiLeaks rival called "SafeHouse" on Thursday, calling for online submissions to help uncover fraud and abuse in b
Read MoreCommission on Audit (COA) chairman Ma. Gracia Pulido Tan on Thursday outlined her plans for the agency including sweeping reforms on how the COA condu
Read MoreThe president forces out the chief anti-corruption official BENIGNO AQUINO won the presidential election almost exactly a year ago, promising to clea
Read MoreGlobal Integrity says the country’s overall score has improved. Philippine anti-corruption laws were given a “strong” (84 out of 100 points) rating by
Read MoreBoth the Citi 3G report and the Asian Development Bank's Asia 2050 Report show how this is possible. In the ADB report, the Bank posits two scenarios:
Read MoreIn an interview by the Financial Times, President Benigno S. Aquino III declared that "we are going after tax evaders" and to prove it, the Bure
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