Now that the group called the Cebuanos for Good Governance and Development (CGGD) has claimed responsibility for mounting the “Never Again” billboard in front of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), is the controversy over the 60-foot-wide …
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Central Visayas and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) assured they would prevent corruption with higher fines and penalties under Republic Act 10654 or the Act to Prevent, Deter…
Pila man gyud ang budget sa pagkaon sa matag pulis per day nga nag-secure karon sa mga delegado sa APEC summit? Tag P500.00 or tag P300.00? Pilay porsiento paingon sa corruption? Kung tag P100.00 kada kaon, duna…
APEC Cebu meetings open with call to fight corruption Delegates in business suits filled meeting rooms of a hilltop Cebu hotel in yesterday’s opening of a series of gatherings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Third…
There are politicians who have declared their intentions to run for the presidency this early in the game. Some of them are involved in controversies or are trying to sow controversies to grab public attention and enhance…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
