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Lacson to lawmakers: Deleting ‘pork’ will be a ‘genuine gesture of good faith’

December 6, 2018 admin corruption, Gloria Arroyo, House, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Panfilo Lacson, Philippine news update, Pork, Senate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 04:07:23 +0000

MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo Lacson has asked the House of Representatives to delete or reduce the huge allocations for the districts of House Speaker Gloria Arroyo and House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya, Jr. if the chamber’s leadership believe this was a case of a “misplaced gesture of generosity.”

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Ping: P16B for LGUs smells like pork, too

December 6, 2018 admin algu, corruption, DBM, DILG, dpwh, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Headlines, Latest News Stories, lgu, local news, Loren Legarda, Nation, national budget 2019, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Ping Lacson, politics, Pork, rolando andaya

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:21:00 +0000

The House of Representatives more than doubled the allocation for assistance to local government units (Algu) to P16 billion in the proposed budget for 2019, which Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson questioned as it was done without consultation with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

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Palace: Arroyo should explain P2.4B Lacson tagged as pork

December 6, 2018 admin corruption, DBM, dpwh, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Headlines, Latest News Stories, local news, Malacañang, Nation, national budget 2019, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Ping Lacson, politics, Pork, rolando andaya, Salvador Panelo

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:20:56 +0000

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should justify the realignments in the proposed 2019 national budget that Senator Panfilo Lacson

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Public works district engineer caught on video negotiating with prospective contractor for road project

November 13, 2018 admin corruption, Greco Belgica, latest stories, lorna ricardo, pacc, public works, Today's Breaking News

A DISTRICT engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is in hot water for alleged corruption, the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC) said on Tuesday. PACC Commissioner Greco…READ MORE

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PNP to ‘gladly abide’ by court’s order to arrest Imelda Marcos

November 9, 2018 admin arrest, corruption, Graft, Ill-gotten wealth, Imelda Marcos, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Oscar Albayalde, Philippine National Police, Philippine news updates

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will arrest former First Lady and Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos once the court issues an arrest warrant.

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Ukraine’s Lost Generation

October 31, 2018 admin corruption, Economy, millenials, power, privilege, Ukraine, ukrainian millennials, v25n3, vice magazine, war

Sucked into the trauma and labor of an ongoing war, Ukraine’s Millennials face uncertain prospects in a country rife with Soviet-era boomer corruption, an uneven economy, and a lack of job opportunities.

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Malaysian ex-PM, 2 ex-officials face new graft charges

October 24, 2018 admin 1mdb, breach of trust, corruption, Graft, hasanah abdul hami, international news, Latest News Stories, Malaysia, mohamad irwan serigar abdullah, Money Laundering, najib razak, news, World, World News

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian’s anti-graft agency said Wednesday that ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak, along with two former high-ranking officials, will face new charges of criminal breach of trust.

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PACC probes ‘irregular’ P1.3-B Customs bidding of x-ray machines

September 30, 2018 admin corruption, Customs, customs bidding, customs x-ray machines, latest stories, pacc, Today's Breaking News

THE Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) will investigate the P1.3 billion bidding conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) for the supply of various state-of-the-art x-ray machines for alleged serious irregularities and blatant disregard of rules and regulations on public bidding. The complaint was recently filed before the anti-graft body by the “Corporation,” which is composed of five […]

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Malaysia’s ex-PM pleads not guilty to new corruption charges

September 20, 2018 admin corruption, former malaysian prime minister najib razak, international news, Latest News Stories, Malaysia, World

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Thursday to 25 new charges of abuse of power and money laundering over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.

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