PH still among countries perceived to have corrupt governments

Julie Aurelio 02/04/2024

The Philippines remained among Asian countries perceived to have corrupt governments, but the “slight improvement” in the country’s ranking should be seen as “a challenge to do better and a reason for hope that the country is…

Six LTO-7 employees, 2 fixers face graft, anti-red tape charges

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Six employees of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) and two alleged “fixers” are facing charges for violation of anti-graft and corrupt practices law and the Anti-Red Tape Act for their alleged…

Duterte to name, campaign for ‘corrupt-free’ bets in 2019 polls

Inquirer.net 11/01/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte will campaign for corrupt-free candidates in the 2019 midterm elections and is set to announce his choices after Christmas Day. “So I will campaign for – not now, maybe after Christmas – then I…

Duterte to corrupt execs: ‘I’ll kill you’

Inquirer.net 04/04/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte addressed his latest “kill” rant to corrupt government officials, saying he would use an M-14 assault rifle to shoot down officials engaged in irregularities. He said one instance of corruption was the diversion of…

BOC expose prompts call for bizmen, gov’t execs to stop corrupt practices

Morexette Erram 08/25/2017

    CEBU CITY–Business organizations in Cebu are calling for government officials and businessmen people to stop engaging in corrupt practices following the revelation of the “tara” system in the Bureau of Customs. Mandaue Chamber of Commerce…

Bato goes ‘soul-searching,’ mulls spiritual retreat for cops

01/31/2017

Cleanse yourself and be closer to God. This was the message of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to his men after deciding to suspend the bloody war against drugs and focus…

Duterte’s statement assaults oath to uphold the law

Carmel Loise Matus 06/02/2016

“KILL CORRUPT JOURNALISTS” “BUT for the President-elect to encourage murder as solution assaults the oath he took as a lawyer, as mayor, and soon as president of the country. And that oath is to uphold the law.”…

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