Corruption probe shakes FIFA execs

05/29/2015

BERN, Switzerland — For months, American and Swiss investigators worked in secret to prepare for the raids that would shake the soccer world. They knew that the moment to strike would come when FIFA, the sport’s governing…

ICD fellow encourages corporate whistleblowers

Aileen Garcia-Yap 04/21/2015

Local companies should set up a whistleblowing system to encourage employees to expose corruption and promote corporate governance, an Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) fellow said yesterday. Frank D. Numann, an independent anti-bribery consultant and Shell’s former…

Dalaguete mayor seeks action against cops allegedly extorting money from farmers

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/13/2015

Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante called on both the police and transport agencies to help stop the alleged extortion activities of  some policemen of Minglanilla and Talisay City on truck drivers transporting vegetables from his town. Cesante…

Pnoy’s ‘unique’ speech

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/19/2015

Critics and netizens continue to rain flak on President Benigno S. Aquino III for criticizing Church officials in the presence of Pope Francis but Vatican officials, like Fr. Federico Lombardi, refuse to be baited. Lombardi, a Jesuit…

Changing attitude towards corruption

12/01/2014

  There’s something to feel good about the 2013 National Household Survey on Experience with Corruption in the Philippines. It  showed that fewer Filipino families give bribes or grease money to government officials. According to a Philippine…

Cross border assistance

11/25/2014

  Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III’s proposal for the Supreme Court to review a Local Government Code provision that allows local government units (LGUs) to extend cash assistance to judges in their jurisdiction may not be taken lightly…

Senate subpanel resumes hearing on ‘overpriced’ Makati buildings

11/18/2014

MANILA, Philippines —The Senate blue ribbon subcommittee resumed on Tuesday its investigation into the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall 2 parking building involving Vice President Jejomar Binay. The hearing by the subcommittee being headed by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has expanded to other…

Need for closure

Ricky Poca 11/16/2014

I’m back teaching Political Science at the University of San Carlos and assigned a teaching load at the downtown campus, thanks to our chairperson Grace C. Magalzo. Thank you, Lord, for my good health. As I started…

Binay’s market tour ‘a campaign sortie’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/08/2014

Amid a firestorm of corruption allegations, hundreds of supporters lined the streets as Vice President Jejomar Binay walked through  the  public markets “to meet the people” yesterday morning. The activity appeared like a campaign sortie as Binay…

Radaza, 19 others charged in Sandigan

Norman V. Mendoza 11/03/2014

Graft charges were filed in the Sandiganbayan against Arturo Radaza, former mayor and congressman of Lapu-Lapu City, and 19 others for the 2005 purchase of computers  for public high schools. The 470 units delivered by Kein Enterprises…

Mandaue trike drivers haul LTO worker to Ombud

Norman V. Mendoza 10/19/2014

Five tricycle drivers in Mandaue City accused a supply officer of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)  Mandaue Licensing Center of refusing to release their certificates of registration. The National Confederation of Tricycle Drivers and Operators Association in…

Speedy bailout for Lapu Mayor Paz Radaza

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza 07/24/2014

Instead of waiting for an arrest warrant to be served, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza flew to Manila last week to post bail of P140,000 in the Sandiganbayan. She said she was shocked to learn that she…

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