Corruption seen rising in Trump’s US – watchdog

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 07:47:56 +0000

Corruption seen rising in Trump's US – watchdog

The US last year slid down the rankings of a global corruption index as America’s system of checks and balances faced growing threats,

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Drilon, Lacson: No more budget for dredging in 2019

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 02:21:21 +0000

Drilon, Lacson: No more budget for dredging in 2019

MANILA, Philippines — On Senator Panfilo Lacson’s motion, Congress has agreed to remove the funding for dredging, dubbed as the “rich source of corruption” in the national budget. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the agreement was reached during Monday’s bicameral conference committee meeting on the 2019 national budget. “A major amendment there is that […]

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Duterte again hints about sacking DAR officials

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:29:01 +0000

Duterte again hints about sacking DAR officials

President Rodrigo Duterte hinted at possibly firing Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) officials again as he lamented the delayed processing of land conversion documents.

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Duterte can now ‘assume jurisdiction’ over cases probed by PACC

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:39:42 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte could now “directly” investigate or “assume jurisdiction” over cases being probed by an anti-corruption body.

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Arroyo on Pulse Asia survey: ‘Those trust ratings are not new to me’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 05:40:52 +0000

Arroyo on Pulse Asia survey: ‘Those trust ratings are not new to me’

House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has brushed off the recent survey tagging her as the least trusted elected official in government. 

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Arroyo on Pulse Asia survey: ‘Those trust ratings are not new to me’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 05:40:52 +0000

Arroyo on Pulse Asia survey: ‘Those trust ratings are not new to me’

House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has brushed off the recent survey tagging her as the least trusted elected official in government. 

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Sotto wary of ‘monkey wrench’ on road board abolition

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:42:06 +0000

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III was wary of a “monkey wrench” that would be thrown at the proposed abolition of the Road Board.

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Guatemala court blocks president’s expulsion of UN team

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:38:04 +0000

Guatemala court blocks president's expulsion of UN team

Guatemala’s Supreme Court has ruled to block President Jimmy Morales’ decision to unilaterally end a U.N. anti-corruption commission.

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